title: [Study on the prevalence of acute flaccid paralysis and hand foot mouth disease in Beijing 2006 - 2008].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the prevalence of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) and hand foot mouth disease (HFMD) in Beijing, from 2006 - 2008.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data on AFP and HFMD was analyzed epidemiologically, during 2006 - 2008 in Beijing. All the specimens from AFP cases were isolated and identified by RD and L20B cell and all of non-polio enterovirus (NPEV) cases were assayed by HFMD real-time PCR kit. The relationship between AFP and HFMD was analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  During 2006 - 2008, the number of AFP case in Beijing increased from 108 to 177 while the NPEV isolation rate increased from 11.11% to 20.34% and the positive rate of enterovirus 71 (EV71) and/or coxsackie virus A16 (Cox A16) increased from 0.93% to 10.17%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The prevalence of HFMD caused by EV71 and/or Cox A16 might have contributed to the increase of AFP cases in Beijing.
authors.affiliation: Beijing Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100013, China.
authors.forename: Ming
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Cheng
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gong
authors.forename: Tie-gang
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Zhu-jia-zi
authors.initials: ZJ
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D029821:Enterovirus A, Human / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D006232:Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009069:Movement Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D010243:Paralysis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D015995:Prevalence