Vietnam: HFMD cases in 2015

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First fatal case of hand-foot-mouth disease in 2015

A 21-month child from the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang died of hand-foot-mouth disease on January 5, several days after she had been hospitalized.
Doctor Tran Van De, Director of Can Tho Paediatrics Hospital, which provided treatment for Truong Thi Nhu Q., said on January 7 that the child patient was sent to the hospital on January 3 from Hau Giang provincial hospital in a critical condition caused by hand-foot-mouth disease.

http://www.vietnambreakingnews.com/2015/01/first-fatal-case-of-hand-foot-mouth-disease-in-2015/

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Source: http://tuoitrenews.vn/society/30340/...-chi-minh-city
Hand, foot and mouth disease spirals in Ho Chi Minh City
Tuoi Tre News
Updated : 09/11/2015 14:46 GMT + 7


Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD), a contagious viral illness, is surging in Ho Chi Minh City, with the number of hospitalized patients in a recent week being over 30 percent higher than the average of the four preceding weeks, according to health authorities.

A total of 4,559 people, most of whom are children, were hospitalized in Ho Chi Minh City from early this year to September 4 for treatment for HFMD, which means 100-150 cases per week, the municipal Preventive Health Center said...

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Source: http://www.saigon-gpdaily.com.vn/Health/2015/11/116406/

Tuesday, Nov 17, 2015, Posted at: 12:43(GMT+7)
HFM cases spiraling in Mekong delta

By the Ministry of Health?s statistics, the country has over 44,000 hand-foot-mouth cases in 62 cities and provinces.

Of 44,000 hand-foot-mouth patients, five in the South Vietnam succumbed to the disease. In the Mekong delta, the number of hand-foot-mouth cases is spiraling in Dong Thap, An Giang and Hau Giang provinces...