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_|North KOREA: UNDIAGNOSED CHILDREN DEATHS|_

Giuseppe

Giuseppe

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Epidemic spreads in N.K. border towns: aid group

SEOUL, June 3 (Yonhap) --

An unidentified epidemic is spreading along some North Korean towns bordering China, placing North Korean health authorities on high alert, a local aid group said Tuesday.

The disease, suspected to be avian influenza by some North Korean doctors or hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD) by some others, has already taken the lives of many North Korean children under seven years old, the Buddhist group Good Friends said in its newsletter.

Every day since April 27, five to six children have died of the unidentified epidemic in Hoeryong, North Hamgyong Province, the group said, quoting a doctor of a hospital in the city.

The disease is already common among young children in the neighboring city of Musan, according to the group.

North Korean health authorities, however, are poorly handling the spread of the epidemic, without even giving an exact diagnosis or cure, the group said.

"We diagnose the disease as avian influenza," it quoted a North Korean doctor in Hoeryong as saying. Patients show flu-like symptoms such as fever, cough, sore throat and no appetite, the doctor added.

"Yes, right. Bird flu is spreading," another doctor in Musan was quoted as saying. The disease is spreading mainly among state-run daycare centers and kindergartens, although no cases of adult infections have been reported, he added.

"I understand the authorities are trying to trace the root of the disease," he said.

But a third North Korean doctor was quoted as saying that HFMD from China may be spreading to North Korea's border areas, the aid group said.

HFMD has struck over 10,000 people resulting in 26 fatalities, all of them children, in recent months, according to China's official Xinhua News Agency.
sshim@yna.co.kr
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Hand Foot Mouth Disease seems to be more likely than bird flu.

June 3, 2008

Mystery epidemic hits N. Korea: aid group

SEOUL - A MYSTERY epidemic spreading along some North Korean border towns with China has claimed the lives of dozens of children, a Seoul-based humanitarian group said on Tuesday.

The highly contagious disease has sparked a health alert with an estimated five or six children dying every day since April 27 in the northeast city of Hoeryong, the Good Friends group said.

North Korean health authorities have been unable to stop the spread of the epidemic or to come up with an exact diagnosis or cure, it added.

Doctors in the North suspect it may have been caused by avian influenza or hand-foot-mouth disease. 'Bird flu is spreading,' the group quoted one doctor as saying.

Good Friends, which operates in the communist North, quoted another doctor as saying hand-foot-mouth disease could be spreading from China, where it has killed several dozen children.

The outbreak is spreading mainly among state-run child daycare centers and kindergartens and no cases of adult infections have been reported, the doctor said.

Good Friends said the epidemic had spread to other towns along the border, with patients showing flu-like symptoms such as fever, cough, sore throat and loss of appetite.

Impoverished North Korea launched an all-out campaign to prevent bird flu after avian influenza spread widely in South Korea this year.

The North has reported no new case since it destroyed 210,000 birds during an outbreak in 2005 and actively taken part in programmes offered by the World Health Organisation.

The South is still struggling to contain the spread of bird flu since the latest outbreak began on April 1. -- AFP

http://www.straitstimes.com/Latest+News/Asia/STIStory_244003.html
 
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Bird Flu Prevention Started In Each Region
The Health and Epidemic Prevention Stations(위생방역소) in each county began to make rounds of villages by disinfecting and vaccinating chickens and geese for the prevention of the bird flu virus. They requested that individual farmers who raise poultry to ?report in a timely manner when they observe their livestock refusing to eat, suffering from diarrhea, leading to a large number of deaths.?

Meanwhile, the sale of live poultry has been prohibited in the markets. In addition, the party has recalled all live poultry sales and given fines of 1000won per head, as infections of the virus has been widely reported.:tiphat: http://goodfriendsusa.blogspot.com/2008/06/north-korea-today-no-133.html
 
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This sounds just like hand foot and mouth disease because there have been no adult cases and there is adults around the kids in the daycares, so if it was avian influenza they would have caught it.
 
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Mystery epidemic hits NKorea: aid group
SEOUL (AFP) ?

A mystery epidemic spreading along some North Korean border towns with China has claimed the lives of dozens of children, a Seoul-based humanitarian group said Tuesday.

The highly contagious disease has sparked a health alert with an estimated five or six children dying every day since April 27 in the northeast city of Hoeryong, the Good Friends group said.

North Korean health authorities have been unable to stop the spread of the epidemic or to come up with an exact diagnosis or cure, it added.

Doctors in the North suspect it may have been caused by avian influenza or hand-foot-mouth disease. "Bird flu is spreading," the group quoted one doctor as saying.

Good Friends, which operates in the communist North, quoted another doctor as saying hand-foot-mouth disease could be spreading from China, where it has killed several dozen children.

The outbreak is spreading mainly among state-run child daycare centers and kindergartens and no cases of adult infections have been reported, the doctor said.

Good Friends said the epidemic had spread to other towns along the border, with patients showing flu-like symptoms such as fever, cough, sore throat and loss of appetite.

Impoverished North Korea launched an all-out campaign to prevent bird flu after avian influenza spread widely in South Korea this year.

The North has reported no new case since it destroyed 210,000 birds during an outbreak in 2005 and actively taken part in programmes offered by the World Health Organisation.

The South is still struggling to contain the spread of bird flu since the
latest outbreak began on April 1.
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Wednesday, June 4, 2008

Mysterious epidemic hits North Korea
AFP
SEOUL -- A mystery epidemic spreading along some North Korean border towns with China has claimed the lives of dozens of children, a Seoul-based humanitarian group said Tuesday.

The highly contagious disease has sparked a health alert with an estimated five or six children dying every day since April 27 in the northeast city of Hoeryong, the Good Friends group said.

North Korean health authorities have been unable to stop the spread of the epidemic or to come up with an exact diagnosis or cure, it added.

Doctors in the North suspect it may have been caused by avian influenza or hand-foot-mouth disease. "Bird flu is spreading," the group quoted one doctor as saying.

Good Friends, which operates in the communist North, quoted another doctor as saying hand-foot-mouth disease could be spreading from China, where it has killed several dozen children.

The outbreak is spreading mainly among state-run child daycare centers and kindergartens and no cases of adult infections have been reported, the doctor said.

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UNDIAGNOSED FATAL DISEASE - NORTH KOREA
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Date: Tue 3 Jun 2008
Source: Yonhap News Agency [edited]
http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2008/06/03/5/0200000000AEN20080603008500315F.HTML

An unidentified epidemic is spreading among some North Korean towns bordering China, placing North Korean health authorities on high alert, a local aid group said on Tue 2 Jun 2008.

The disease, suspected to be avian influenza by some North Korean doctors or hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) by others, has already taken the lives of many North Korean children under 7 years of age, the Buddhist group Good Friends said in its newsletter. Each day since 27 Apr 2008, 5 to 6 children have died of the unidentified epidemic in Hoeryong, North Hamgyong Province, the group said, quoting a doctor of a hospital in the city. The disease is already common among young children in the neighboring city of Musan, according to the group.

"We diagnose the disease as avian influenza," the group quoted a North Korean doctor in Hoeryong as saying. Patients show flu-like symptoms such as fever, cough, sore throat and no appetite, the doctor added. "Yes, right. Bird flu is spreading," another doctor in Musan was quoted as saying. The disease is spreading mainly among state-run daycare centers and kindergartens, although no cases of adult infections have been reported, he added. "I understand the authorities are trying to trace the root of the disease," he said.

But a 3rd North Korean doctor was quoted as saying that HFMD from China may be spreading to North Korea's border areas, the aid group said.

HFMD has struck over 10 000 people resulting in 26 fatalities, all of them children, in recent months, according to China's official Xinhua News Agency.
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[3] North Korea, suspected
Date: Wed 4 Jun 2008
Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation online [edited]
http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200806/s2264227.htm?tab=latest

A South Korean humanitarian agency says a mysterious epidemic has been spreading along North Korean towns along the border with China, killing dozens of children. The Seoul-based Good Friends agency says 5 or 6 children have died every day since the highly infectious disease emerged on 27 Apr 2008.

The group says North Korean doctors have been unable to diagnose or cure the disease and have said it could be avian flu or hand, foot and mouth disease, which has killed dozens of children in China in recent weeks.

Good Friends reports the outbreak has mainly affected state-run daycare centres and kindergartens, with patients showing flu-like symptoms before succumbing.
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Communicated by:
ProMED-mail Rapporteur Mary Marshall & Ryan Evans

[The location of the North Korean outbreak, along the border with China, and the age group of the patients are more consistent with a diagnosis of HFMD rather than avian influenza, although the high death toll is unexpected. Further information and clarification are awaited.

The HealthMap/ProMED-mail interactive map of North Korea, showing the border region with China, is available at
http://healthmap.org/promed?v=40,127,5. - Mod.CP]

[I would go further and say that if no adults are infected, and it is affecting mainly state-run daycare centres and kindergartens, it can't be either avian or human flu. - Mod.JW]
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UNKNOWN, OR FALSE?: "N.K., Bird flu is "?spreading", quoted doctor in Musan"

UNKNOWN, OR FALSE?: "N.K., Bird flu is "?spreading", quoted doctor in Musan"

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<TABLE class=formlayout id=apex_layout_271110100662109808 summary=""><TBODY><TR><TD noWrap align=right>Archive Number</TD><TD noWrap align=left>20080604.1791</TD></TR><TR><TD noWrap align=right>Published Date</TD><TD noWrap align=left>04-JUN-2008</TD></TR><TR><TD noWrap align=right>Subject</TD><TD noWrap align=left>PRO/EDR> Undiagnosed fatal disease: North Korea</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

UNDIAGNOSED FATAL DISEASE - NORTH KOREA***************************************A ProMED-mail post<http://www.promedmail.org>ProMED-mail is a program of theInternational Society for Infectious Diseases<http://www.isid.org>Date: Tue 3 Jun 2008Source: Yonhap News Agency [edited]<http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2008/06/03/5/0200000000AEN20080603008500315F.HTML>An unidentified epidemic is spreading among some North Korean townsbordering China, placing North Korean health authorities on highalert, a local aid group said on Tue 2 Jun 2008.The disease, suspected to be avian influenza by some North Koreandoctors or hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) by others, hasalready taken the lives of many North Korean children under 7 yearsof age, the Buddhist group Good Friends said in its newsletter. Eachday since 27 Apr 2008, 5 to 6 children have died of the unidentifiedepidemic in Hoeryong, North Hamgyong Province, the group said,quoting a doctor of a hospital in the city. The disease is alreadycommon among young children in the neighboring city of Musan,according to the group."We diagnose the disease as avian influenza," the group quoted aNorth Korean doctor in Hoeryong as saying. Patients show flu-likesymptoms such as fever, cough, sore throat and no appetite, thedoctor added. "Yes, right. Bird flu is spreading," another doctor inMusan was quoted as saying. The disease is spreading mainly amongstate-run daycare centers and kindergartens, although no cases ofadult infections have been reported, he added. "I understand theauthorities are trying to trace the root of the disease," he said.But a 3rd North Korean doctor was quoted as saying that HFMD fromChina may be spreading to North Korea's border areas, the aid groupsaid. HFMD has struck over 10 000 people resulting in 26 fatalities,all of them children, in recent months, according to China's officialXinhua News Agency.--Communicated by:ProMED-mail Rapporteur Mary Marshall******[3] North Korea, suspectedDate: Wed 4 Jun 2008Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation online [edited]<http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200806/s2264227.htm?tab=latest>A South Korean humanitarian agency says a mysterious epidemic hasbeen spreading along North Korean towns along the border with China,killing dozens of children. The Seoul-based Good Friends agency says5 or 6 children have died every day since the highly infectiousdisease emerged on 27 Apr 2008.The group says North Korean doctors have been unable to diagnose orcure the disease and have said it could be avian flu or hand, footand mouth disease, which has killed dozens of children in China inrecent weeks.Good Friends reports the outbreak has mainly affected state-rundaycare centres and kindergartens, with patients showing flu-likesymptoms before succumbing.--Communicated by:ProMED-mail Rapporteur Mary Marshall& Ryan Evans[The location of the North Korean outbreak, along the border withChina, and the age group of the patients are more consistent with adiagnosis of HFMD rather than avian influenza, although the highdeath toll is unexpected. Further information and clarification areawaited.The HealthMap/ProMED-mail interactive map of North Korea, showing theborder region with China, is available at<http://healthmap.org/promed?v=40,127,5>. - Mod.CP][I would go further and say that if no adults are infected, and it is affecting mainly state-run daycare centres and kindergartens, it can't be either avian or human flu. - Mod.JW][see also:Hand, foot & mouth disease - Asia (15): China (Anhui, Macao) 20080530.1748Hand, foot & mouth disease - Asia (14): Mongolia 20080523.1700Hand, foot & mouth disease - Asia (13): China, WHO 20080521.1682Hand, foot & mouth disease - Asia (12): Mongolia 20080517.1655Hand, foot & mouth disease - Asia (11) 20080517.1644Hand, foot & mouth disease - Asia (10): China (Beijing) 20080514.1622Hand, foot & mouth disease - Asia (09): Mongolia 20080513.1618Hand, foot & mouth disease - Asia (08): Mongolia 20080512.1615Hand, foot & mouth disease - Asia (07): China 20080510.1597Hand, foot & mouth disease - Asia (06): China 20080509.1583Hand, foot & mouth disease - Asia (05): China 20080508.1577Hand, foot & mouth disease - Asia (04): China, Macao S.A.R. 20080507.1561Hand, foot & mouth disease - Asia (03): China, Taiwan 20080506.1553Hand, foot & mouth disease - China (05): Beijing, provinces 20080505.1537Hand, foot & mouth disease - Asia (02): China, Singapore, Viet Nam20080504.1528Hand, foot & mouth disease - China (04): eastern & HK 20080503.1521Hand, foot & mouth disease - Asia: China (Hubei), Malaysia (Sarawak)20080502.1511Hand, foot & mouth disease - China (03): (Anhui), WHO 20080501.1504Hand, foot & mouth disease - China (02): (Anhui) 20080429.1481Hand, foot & mouth disease - China (Anhui), Singapore 20080429.1472Hand, foot & mouth disease - Singapore, Brunei 20080427.1456]....................................................cp/msp/jw*##########################################################*************************************************************ProMED-mail makes every effort to verify the reports thatare posted, but the accuracy and completeness of theinformation, and of any statements or opinions basedthereon, are not guaranteed. 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Looking at the location (bordering China) and looking at the age of the victims (young children, no adults) it is more likely to be hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD).

HFMD outbreak in China seems to cross the border here.

No indication at all pointing to bird flu.

Moderator from ProMED says so too.
 
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Each day since 27 Apr 2008, 5 to 6 children have died of the unidentified epidemic in Hoeryong, North Hamgyong Province.
Click to expand...

If this is correct, and not hyperbole, that would place the current death toll of children from this province alone at over 200.
 
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Hi!
UNIDENTIFIED, UNDIAGNOSED ... since 27 april!

I just think "hand, foot, and mouth disease" is "easy" to diagnose!
What is hand, foot, and mouth disease?
Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) is a common illness of infants and children. It is characterized by fever, sores in the mouth, and a rash with blisters. HFMD begins with a mild fever, poor appetite, malaise ("feeling sick"), and frequently a sore throat. One or 2 days after the fever begins, painful sores develop in the mouth. They begin as small red spots that blister and then often become ulcers. They are usually located on the tongue, gums, and inside of the cheeks. The skin rash develops over 1 to 2 days with flat or raised red spots, some with blisters. The rash does not itch, and it is usually located on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet. It may also appear on the buttocks. A person with HFMD may have only the rash or the mouth ulcers. "
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/revb/enterovirus/hfhf.htm
 
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Thank AA for posting what has been bothering me about this particular news story... I also did the math!

I remember reading back to the China threads about detecting EV71 was pretty easy too. Could it be what's making it hard to dx is the false negatives we hear about so often with H5N1?

If China had some 64000 cases and only what, 40 something deaths... how many cases are we talking about in N Korea? Did HFMD just up it's CFR or something? Something's not right. :confused:

And you've got a doc coming right out and saying it...

IMHO, I think we need to be as nervous about N Korea holding back info as China and Indo - similar MOs And no one wants to be the country that the pandemic broke out in.
 
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I don't know if we can assume that diagnostic tests are being performed on these children. To complicate matters, the population is starving, enhancing adverse health effects of infectious disease. Enterovirus infection may present differently and death rates maybe higher given a starving host.

A recent CNN article about the famine:
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/09/nkorea.famine.ap/

And from Good Friends:
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/KHII-7EU3VQ?OpenDocument

North Korea Today No. 127 May 2008
?Research Institute for North Korean Society of Good Friends, in order to bring news of the food crisis in North Korea more accurately and quickly, will increase its e-newsletter frequency to more than one issue per week. As such, the release dates might shift. Thank you for your understanding and attention to this looming crisis. We at Good Friends hope to be a bridge between the North Korean people and the world.?

People Starving to Death in Most South Hwanghae Province

In 20 cities and counties in South Hwanghae Province, with the exception of 1 or 2 places, cases of people who are dying of starvation are starting to emerge.

The lack of food supplies in farming regions is severe enough that its reputation as grain basket put to shame. South Hwanghae Province's grain harvest has been drastically reduced because of the extensive damage caused by last year's flood and because members of the military are personally watching over the supplies of rice reserved for military use.

The amount of rice that farms much reserve has increased, leading to a severe shortage of food available for farmers. One official said, 'Usually, the region with the most pressing need for food is Gangwon Province, but right now it is Hwanghae Province. This is something that has not happened before. They used to say that the area facing the most difficulties was North Hamgyeong Province but North Hamgyeong Province is doing the best.

There is still news that people in North Hamgyeong Province are starving to death, but because the food situation in other areas has become that much worse and there has been a substantial increase in the number of those who are starving to death, North Hamgyeong Province has the highest standard of living.

South Hwanghae Province was affected the least during the Arduous March, but now, it is responsible for most of the deaths that are being reported. As a result of this, the government is planning to plant potatoes nationwide. The government is hoping to restore the faith and loyalty of the people by planting potatoes, which it says grows the quickest and has the highest amount of nutrients, but the problem is that they do not have any seeds.

There is a lot of discord because without any seeds, they can't plant anything, but even if they had seed potatoes, the government would make fuss that the farmer have rebuke on the orders from the government. The official went on to say that 'there is continued unrest and resentment among the people because the government is not doing anything while it still continues to make demands like these.'

Weakened Immune Systems Cause s Sudden Deaths

Amidst the increasing numbers of people who are dying from starvation, doctors are unanimously voicing their concerns that the immune systems of the populace have become dangerously weak. Jung Gwang-hyuk, a doctor from Sariwon, worried that 'because everyone's immune system is weak, even those who are breathing right now face the immediate danger of dying.'

Sung Ryung Hyae (53), a doctor from Haeju, said 'If you look at the general case of South Hwanghae Province, there are 8 or 9 people out of 10 who are subsisting on nothing more than porridge water. The porridge itself is not properly made because of the lack of food, and even though people mix in things such as grass, the nutritional value of the porridge is quite low. As a result, people can faint or die without warning. Unlike older times when people got weaker before dying, now, there are many people who suddenly faint and die. This is the frightening consequence of a weakened immune system.'

Jang Hwa-sun (52),a physician from Wonsan, echoed this sentiment. 'The majority of the people who are dying are farmers. During the Arduous March when there was no food, people died after being bed-ridden for one of two years and did not die suddenly. However, because of the weak state of people's immune systems, even if they are able to eat, they face the risk of dying suddenly. Recently, a patient who suffered from malnutrition came to me. I gave him some maize-rice that I found with some difficulty, but he soon suffered from indigestion. Because his digestive functions were impaired, the patient suffered even though he had eaten and died shortly thereafter. I was shocked when I saw that.'

70-80% of Youth Stopping Schoolwork, South Hwanghae Province

In South Hwanghae Province, the effects of the food shortage on the education of young children are becoming evident. According to one official in South Hwanghae Province, 'In areas where food supplies have fallen, there is a corresponding drop in the rate of school attendance among children. The rate of school attendance among children of military families in Haeju is clearly higher than other areas. In contrast, school attendance among children living in farming areas is only 20-30% while some children receive a certificate to transfer schools.' Even though children receive a transfer of school certificate, the vast majority of children do not report to their new school. Instead, they go to the mountains with their grandparents and dig up grass roots and greens to eat.

Kim Hyung Jin (12) of Bongsan-ri, Byuksung County in Hwanghae Province, said that he is comfortable not going to school. Hyung Jin's mother said that she is also more comfortable now because she does not have to deal with the many demands for items made by her child's teachers, and the fact that her children are berated in front of class when he is unable to bring the requested items. 'I feel so sorry for my child as it is because he has become so thin because of the food shortage, it's better not to send my child to school,' said the mother.
 
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N.K. denies rumors on bird flu outbreak: report

SEOUL, June 10 (Yonhap) --

North Korea has denied rumors that avian influenza or hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD) is spreading in the country, a radio report said Tuesday.

The North's heath authorities notified the World Health Organization (WHO) that there has been no single case of bird flu or HFMD reported to the authorities this year, the Washington-based Radio Free Asia said.
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To Editors/Moderators: Could this thread merged with the newest one regarding susp bf in NK? IOH
 
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It is a matter of taste:

either you have 2 threads on 2 different events (that is how I feel it), both in N.Korea. Or you have 1 thread on all news on bird flu in N.Korea, with a more general title.
 
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