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Article: Third child dies from hand-foot-mouth disease in east China city, outbreak slowing down
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- May 24, 2007
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Third child dies from hand-foot-mouth disease in east China city,
outbreak slowing down
JINAN, May 24 (Xinhua) -- An 11-month-old child has died of hand-
foot-mouth disease, bringing the death toll in the east China
outbreak to three, and the outbreak is slowing down, the Shandong
provincial health department said on Thursday.
The baby boy was admitted to Linyi People's Hospital early on
Monday after developing symptoms of fever and a rash with blisters,
said Bao Wenhui, deputy director of the department.
"His condition was stable on Monday, but suddenly worsened in the
early hours on Tuesday," said Bao.
The boy's heart stopped beating around 2:20 a.m. Tuesday and he
was declared dead ...