Quantifying the temperature-related fraction of hand, foot, and mouth disease using distributed lag non-linear models: lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic period
Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) is a sudden infectious illness commonly seen in children under 5 years old. It has been reported that meteorological factors, particularly the temperature, influence the transmission of HFMD. However, the connection between the temperature effect and social contact patterns has n...