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Two experts (1st, 2nd L) from the
Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention do experiments at the
virus lab of the Fuyang Disease Control Center in Fuyang, east China's
Anhui Province, May 6, 2008. Medical experts sent by China's Ministry of
Health set up a virus lab in Fuyang to do scientific research in
enterovirus 71, or EV71. (Xinhua Photo/Chen Yehua)
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HAIKOU, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Contagious hand-foot-mouth
disease (HFMD) had led to 30 deaths in China as of Thursday morning, according
to Xinhua's tally based on confirmed death reports from provincial-level health
bureaus.
Two children died of the enterovirus 71 (EV71) virus,
which caused them to develop HFMD, in the southernmost Hainan Province, a
provincial health department official said on Thursday. He did not say when they
had died.
According to the latest figures from the provincial
health department, 180 cases of HFMD were reported by Thursday, of which five
were confirmed to be infected with the EV71 virus.
The central province of Hunan and the southwestern
Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region reported their first and only HFMD deaths on
Wednesday.
China registers nearly 20,000
hand-foot-mouth infections
BEIJING, May 7 (Xinhua) -- The number
of hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD) cases reported in China this year jumped to
19,962 as of Wednesday, resulting in 28 deaths, according to a Xinhua tally of
local official figures.
The figure stood at 15,799 on Tuesday, Xinhua found. Full Story
China expects higher incidence of
viral disease through July
BEIJING, May 7 (Xinhua) -- China will see a higher
incidence of hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD) in June and July, said the Health
Ministry spokesman here on Wednesday.
There has been no unusual pattern in the HFMD outbreak so
far, said Mao Qun'an, the health ministry spokesman, at a press conference. Full Story
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Two experts (1st, 2nd L) from the
Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention do experiments at the
virus lab of the Fuyang Disease Control Center in Fuyang, east China's
Anhui Province, May 6, 2008. Medical experts sent by China's Ministry of
Health set up a virus lab in Fuyang to do scientific research in
enterovirus 71, or EV71. (Xinhua Photo/Chen Yehua)
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Two experts (1st, 2nd R) from the
Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention do experiments at the
virus lab of the Fuyang Disease Control Center in Fuyang, east China's
Anhui Province, May 6, 2008. Medical experts sent by China's Ministry of
Health set up a virus lab in Fuyang to do scientific research in
enterovirus 71, or EV71.(Xinhua Photo/Chen Yehua)
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An expert from the Institute of Pathogen
Biology of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences does experiments at the
virus lab of the Fuyang Disease Control Center in Fuyang, east China's
Anhui Province, May 6, 2008. Medical experts sent by China's Ministry of
Health set up a virus lab in Fuyang to do scientific research in
enterovirus 71, or EV71. (Xinhua Photo/Chen Yehua)
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A girl learns the proper way to wash
hands under the direction of her teacher at Shenzhuang Kingergarten in the
Minhang District of Shanghai, east China, May 7, 2008. In order to ensure
children's health and prevent the hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD), all
kindergartens in Shanghai started to practise morning checks after the May
Day holidays. The number of HFMD cases reported in Shanghai has totaled
1,988 as of May 5, according to figures reported by local health
bureau.(Xinhua Photo)
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A doctor examines a child at Sigang
Village in Yaohai District of Hefei, capital of east China's Anhui
Province, May 5, 2008.(Xinhua Photo)
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