China - 15,501 in critical condition due HFMD

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Re: China - 15,501 in critical condition due HFMD

Hong Kong's eight schools and kindergartens closed

2010 年 06 月 25 日
AP at 23, appeared in Hong Kong has accumulated 460 cases of institutional outbreaks of hand, foot and mouth disease, since June 10 statistical indicators from the 10-year high record.

Centre for Health Protection of Hong Kong SAR experts, Dr SK Chuang said that this year is a special case, since homes have been there since mid-March of enterovirus infections increase.

Institutional outbreaks in Hong Kong's case, kindergartens and primary schools respectively 70% and 20% and 10% of secondary schools and other institutions. Fortunately, at present the case of institutional outbreaks of infection in 70% less than the number 5.Latest figures show that, with 23 kindergartens latest arise because of a suspension of 12 children had contracted for two weeks, now has eight homes in Hong Kong because of an outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease while suspended. http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2010-06-25...7705326s.shtml

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Source: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english201...c_13367598.htm

China reports 537 deaths from hand-foot-mouth disease this year
English.news.cn 2010-06-24 19:00:54

BEIJING, June 24 (Xinhua) -- Almost 1 million people in China had been infected with hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD) this year by Tuesday, and 537 had died while 15,501 were in critical condition, China's Health Ministry announced Thursday.

With HFMD in its peak season, May to July, the work of HFMD control and prevention was arduous and the ministry would continue to intensify monitoring of and precautions against the disease, said a statement from the ministry.

The ministry would also strengthen the treatment of patients and the training of grassroots medical staff in rural areas, it said.

Wang Zijun, an official with the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said HFDM was a common infectious disease, and was particularly infectious to children.

People infected with HFMD usually had minor symptoms, but in serious cases the disease could lead to complications such as encephalitis and pneumonia, he said.

People could be infected through close contact with excreta and respiratory secretions, among other ways, he said.