This study is a cross-sectional seroprevalence survey of EV-71, associated with HFMD, among children aged between 6 to 71 months in Bandung, sampled from urban and rural Primary Health Center in Bandung, Indonesia. This study was implemented by Department of Child Health Hasan Sadikin General Hospital/Medical Faculty Universitas Padjadjaran Bandung, West Java. Age-stratified sample of 600 children aged 6-71 months will be conducted from these sites. Samples testing includes routine blood counts, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) for enterovirus type 71 (EV71) IgG and ELISAs for other HFMD-associated enteroviruses.
This study is a sero-survey study of infants aged 6 months to 71 months in Bandung City and West Bandung District. As initial data to find out how many children have been exposed to human enterovirus type 71 (HEV-71) which causes Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD).