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Article: Chinese Health Ministry forecasts increase of hand-foot-mouth disease
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- Xinhua News Agency
- Article date:
- May 3, 2008
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Chinese Health Ministry forecasts increase of hand-foot-mouth
disease
BEIJING, May 3 (Xinhua) -- China's Ministry of Health forecast
Saturday that cases of hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD) would possibly
increase in the following months since June and July are the peak
seasons for the disease.
This year, more incidents of HFMD, caused by Enterovirus 71, or
EV71,were reported in Singapore and China's Taiwan region compared
with the same period last year. In China's mainland, more cases were
also reported in Anhui and other provinces, according to the
ministry.
The ministry has issued the latest guide on HFMD prevention and
control. The guide, posted on the ministry's website, lists detailed ...
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