Hand-foot-and-mouth disease epidemiology and demographics

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aravind Kuchkuntla, M.B.B.S[2]

Overview

Individual cases and outbreaks of HFMD occur worldwide, more frequently in summer and early autumn. In the recent past, major outbreaks of HFMD attributable to enterovirus 71 have been reported in some South East Asian countries (Malaysia, 1997; Taiwan, 1998).

Epidemiology and Demographics

• In the Western Pacific Region, widespread epidemics have been reported in many countries, including Australia, Brunei Darussalam, China, Japan, Malaysia, Mongolia, the Republic of Korea, Singapore, and Vietnam.
• The epidemiology data on the hand foot mouth disease is limited in countries outside the Western Pacific Region.

Geography

• In China, a total of 38,654 cases of hand foot mouth disease including deaths were reported in the month of February 2017.
• In Japan, 333 cases of hand foot mouth disease were reported in the month of February 2017.
• In Vietnam, 705 cases of hand foot mouth disease were reported in the month of February 2017.
• In Singapore, 855 cases of hand foot mouth disease were reported in the month of February 2017.