Estimation of the basic reproduction number of enterovirus 71 and coxsackievirus A16 in hand, foot, and mouth disease outbreaks

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 675-679

  Ma, Edmond ^a   Fung, Connie ^a   Yip, Steven H L ^a   Wong, Christine ^a   Chuang, Shuk Kwan ^a   Tsang, Thomas ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

coxsackievirus; enterovirus; epidemiology; hand foot and mouth disease; reproduction number

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COXSACKIE VIRUS A; COXSACKIE VIRUS A16; ENTEROVIRUS 71; EPIDEMIC; HAND FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VIROGENESIS; VIRUS REPLICATION;

EID: 79960642626     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3182116e95     Document Type: Article

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