Meteorological factors associated with hand, foot and mouth disease in a Central Highlands province in Viet Nam: An ecological study

Monthly data on HFMD cases were collected from all commune health stations in Dak Lak province from 2012 through 2013. An HFMD case was defined as a brief febrile illness accompanied by a typical skin rash with or without mouth ulcers. Average temperature, maximum temperature, minimum temperature, humidity, rainfall, evaporation, sunshine duration and wind speed were recorded monthly at five local meteorological stations throughout Dak Lak.Data were aggregated at the district level, and the association between these meteorological factors and HFMD cases were examined by Poisson regression.

Từ khóa: Meteorological factors associated, Mouth disease in a Central Highlands province, Foot in a Central Highlands province, Ecological study, Aboratory-based sentinel surveillance