A retrospective analysis on incidence of hand, foot, and mouth disease in Kota Kinabalu, district of Sabah Malaysia

• Main Authors: Chin, Su Na, Lem, Fui Fui, Jie, Yi Toh, Fong Tyng Chee, Chee, Wei Yew, Ammar Rafidah Saptu, Nionella Stephen Sampil, Mervin George P. Mathew, Julaidah Sharip
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Intelektual Pustaka Media Utama (IPMU) 2022
• Subjects: RA428-428.5 Public health laboratories, institutes, etc.; RA643-645 Disease (Communicable and noninfectious) and public health
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/32700/1/A%20retrospective%20analysis%20on%20incidence%20of%20hand.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/32700/2/A%20retrospective%20analysis%20on%20incidence%20of%20hand1.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/32700/; https://ijphs.iaescore.com/index.php/IJPHS/article/view/21294/0; https://doi.org/10.11591/ijphs.v11i2.21294

Malaysia is one of the most affected countries by hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) outbreak. Sabah, as a state of Malaysia, has an incidence of 2,200 HFMD cases in 2018. Kota Kinabalu hits the highest records of HFMD cases compared to other districts. Given the marked increase in HFMD cases, HFM...