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Cases of hand, foot, and mouth disease on the rise in Japan
Today 05:46 am JST 2 Comments
TOKYO
Parents of infants and small children should be concerned about recent outbreaks of hand, foot and mouth disease in Japan, with the number of weekly patients the highest in a decade, researchers warn...
...In the current outbreak, the enterovirus A71 type, which differs from the dominant strain in summer, has been observed by researchers. The virus is known to cause more complications with the central nervous system than other viruses, and there have been cases of fatalities occurring in previous outbreaks.
According to a report by nationwide government-designated pediatric medical facilities, there were 1.28 patients per medical facility in the 46th week this year from Nov. 13 to 19, surpassing 0.99 patient per medical facility for the same period in 2011.
By prefecture, Saga (5.14) had the most, but Aomori (2.52), Miyagi (2.37) and Fukui (2.18) also stood out for a high number of patients. Large outbreaks of the EV-A71 virus were detected in Yamagata, Ehime, and Osaka prefectures and Tokyo, among others...
Cases of hand, foot, and mouth disease on the rise in Japan
Today 05:46 am JST 2 Comments
TOKYO
Parents of infants and small children should be concerned about recent outbreaks of hand, foot and mouth disease in Japan, with the number of weekly patients the highest in a decade, researchers warn...
...In the current outbreak, the enterovirus A71 type, which differs from the dominant strain in summer, has been observed by researchers. The virus is known to cause more complications with the central nervous system than other viruses, and there have been cases of fatalities occurring in previous outbreaks.
According to a report by nationwide government-designated pediatric medical facilities, there were 1.28 patients per medical facility in the 46th week this year from Nov. 13 to 19, surpassing 0.99 patient per medical facility for the same period in 2011.
By prefecture, Saga (5.14) had the most, but Aomori (2.52), Miyagi (2.37) and Fukui (2.18) also stood out for a high number of patients. Large outbreaks of the EV-A71 virus were detected in Yamagata, Ehime, and Osaka prefectures and Tokyo, among others...