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Article: One more baby dies of hand, foot and mouth disease in east China
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- March 26, 2009
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One more baby dies of hand, foot and mouth disease in east China
JINAN, March 26 (Xinhua) -- Health authorities in east China's
Shandong Province confirmed Thursday the death of a baby girl from
hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD).
It brings the total death toll from HFMD in Heze, an inland city
in Shandong, to three, the Shandong Provincial Health Bureau
reported.
The one year old girl, identified only by her surname as Wang,
was a native of Sunlaojia Township, Caoxian County. She fell ill
March 21 and died at 11:40 p.m. Wednesday at the Heze Hospital for
Contagious Diseases.
In addition to HFMD, other complications such as myocarditis,
viral cerebritis and pulmonary edema were also ...