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Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/75434, first published .
Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease Risk Prediction in Southern China: Time Series Study Integrating Web-Based Search and Epidemiological Surveillance Data

Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease Risk Prediction in Southern China: Time Series Study Integrating Web-Based Search and Epidemiological Surveillance Data

Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease Risk Prediction in Southern China: Time Series Study Integrating Web-Based Search and Epidemiological Surveillance Data

Yixiong Chen   1 * , MSc ;   Xue Zhang   2, 3 * , BMed ;   Sheng Zhang   1 , MSc ;   Wenjie Han   2, 3 , BMed ;   Ziqi Wang   1 , MSc ;   Jian Chen   2, 3 , MPH ;   Jinfeng Liu   1 , BMed ;   Jingru Feng   2, 3 , BSc ;   Jiayi Shi   2, 3 , BSc ;   Haoyu Long   4 , PhD ;   Zicheng Cao   5 , PhD ;   Jie Zhang   2, 3 , BMed ;   Yuan Li   1 , BMed ;   Xiangjun Du   2, 3, 6, 7 * , PhD ;   Xindong Zhang   1 * , BMed ;   Meng Ren   1, 8 * , PhD

1 Bao’an Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen, China

2 School of Public Health (Shenzhen), Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China

3 School of Public Health (Shenzhen), Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China

4 Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guangzhou, China

5 School of Public Health, Shantou University, Shantou, China

6 Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Microbes & Biosafety, Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China

7 Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Control, Ministry of Education, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China

8 Shenzhen Field Epidemiology Training Project, Shenzhen, China

*these authors contributed equally

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