Environmental and social driving factors in shaping the transmissibility and seasonality of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) in South Korea and Hong Kong
Seasonal transmission patterns of HFMD in two different locations in Hong Kong and South Korea were driven by depletion of susceptible individuals and inverted U-shaped associations with temperature and absolute humidity.
Authors
- Peng Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1157-9401)
- Zhiwei Yao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2535-9808)
- Taegu Kim
- Linyan Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5736-2115)
- Sukhyun Ryu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8915-8167)
- Sheikh Taslim Ali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8631-9076)
- Benjamin J. Cowling (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6297-7154)
- Yiu Chung Lau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6618-9094)
- Lin Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5371-2138)
- Jiaming Xiong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-4899-4213)
- Seunghyeon Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5908-3822)
- Kwok Hung Chan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1771-8249)
Institutions
- Department of Health (CN)
- Konyang University (KR)
- City University of Hong Kong (HK)
- University of Cambridge (GB)
- Catholic University of Korea (KR)
- University of Hong Kong (HK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Infection and Public Health
- Published
- 2025-09-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jiph.2025.102963
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Viral Infections and Immunology Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.39
Funders
- Ministry of Education
- Innovation and Technology Commission
- Korea Health Industry Development Institute
- National Research Foundation of Korea
- Health and Medical Research Fund