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    Source: https://borneobulletin.com.bn/minist...no-fatalities/

    Ministry reports hike in HFMD cases, no fatalities
    March 12, 2024
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    Some 1,751 cases of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) were reported in the Sultanate from January 1 to March 6 this year, a massive increase compared to the annual average of 598 cases from 2019-2023.

    About 55 per cent of the cases reported are children under the age of five.

    The worrying trend was shared by the Ministry of Health (MoH) in a statement yesterday, which also explained that there have been no deaths caused by HFMD in the country since one was reported in 2005.

    HFMD is a common infection among children especially under five years old, it added.​..
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