China: EV-71 outbreak Kills 43 Children Nationwide, 24,934 Children infected

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May 2, 2008
China struggles to contain viral epidemic: state media
BEIJING - DOCTORS in China struggled to contain the spread of an intestinal virus that has infected more than 3,300 children, killing 21 of them so far, state press reported on Friday.
The latest death occurred in the city of Fuyang in Anhui province, the epicentre of the epidemic with 2,946 children infected there as of Friday, Xinhua news agency reported, citing local health officials.

The number of children in Anhui infected with the enterovirus 71, known as EV71, has risen by nearly 500 since Wednesday, the report said.

Up to 340 children have been infected in central Hubei province and five others are sick in the city of Hangzhou in eastern Zhejiang province, Xinhua reported.

Sixteen children have also fallen ill in Henan province, which borders Anhui.

EV71, which causes hand, foot and mouth disease, is highly contagious and is spread through direct contact with the mucus, saliva, or faeces of an infected person. Young children are most susceptible because of lower immune systems.

The disease begins with fever, blisters, mouth ulcers and rashes, and has spread in Anhui since early March, amid accusations by the Chinese media of a government-led cover-up of the epidemic.

Most of those stricken are under the age of six, with 879 children currently being treated in Fuyang hospitals, nine of whom are in critical condition, the report said.

Forty others were in serious condition.

News of the epidemic only surfaced on Monday, when it was reported that 19 children had died.

State television showed video footage of parents from rural areas of Anhui bringing their toddlers to overcrowded hospitals in Fuyang.

Health officials warned that although older people may not show symptoms of the disease, they could be carriers of the virus and could possibly infect others, the report said.

'Fuyang city is strengthening medical emergency treatment and prevention and control measures in every way possible,' Xinhua said, noting that treatment facilities would be expanded.

The World Health Organisation earlier this week expressed concern over the epidemic, which in serious cases can lead to brain, heart and lung damage.

It said in a statement Wednesday that while enteroviruses are found across the world, 'the situation (in Anhui) is still of concern especially because of the current high reported case fatality rate compared to previous years.'

China's health ministry has tried to calm fears, saying early discovery of the disease and better treatment has lowered the mortality rate, but has warned that the disease was likely to spread.

'We estimate that the hand, foot and mouth disease (caused by EV71) in Fuyang city will still continue for some time, the number of cases will continue to increase, and serious and fatal cases might still continue to happen,' the ministry said on Wednesday. -- AFP

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Hubei reports 340 cases of hand-foot-mouth disease
2008-05-02 16:42:23

WUHAN, May 2 (Xinhua) --

Central China's Hubei Province has seen 340 cases of hand-foot-mouth disease this year, but no deaths reported, local health authorities said on Friday.
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At least five cases were caused by an intestinal virus known as enterovirus 71, or EV71, which has left 21 children dead and 2,946 ill in Fuyang City, in neighboring Anhui Province, since early March.

Most of the cases in Hubei were isolated, except for 39 children aged three and four reported at three kindergartens in Guanghua district, Qianjiang City since April 29, the Provincial Health Department said in a statement.

Experts from the provincial disease control center collected and tested samples from five children on Thursday morning, determining that they had been infected with EV71, it said.

But no figures were provided on the total number of children in the city and the province at large have been infected with EV71.

According to the statement, 33 children in Qianjiang have recovered or are recovering, and six are being treated as outpatients.

No new cases of hand-foot-mouth disease have been reported in Hubei since April 30, it said, and local health authorities have been ordered to make daily reports on the disease.

"Experts from the provincial disease control center are still in Qianjiang to guide the disease control work," the statement said.

Hand-foot-mouth disease, also known as coxsackievirus infection, is a common childhood illness that mainly affects children under 10. Symptoms include fever, sores in the mouth and a rash with blisters. It often begins with a sore throat.

Moderately contagious, the disease, more common in summer and autumn, can be transmitted through nose and throat discharges. It can sometimes be fatal if complications occur.

China first reported the hand-foot-mouth disease in Shanghai in1981. An outbreak of the disease in northern Tianjin in 1983 caused more than 7,000 infections.

Last year in Linyi City, eastern Shandong Province, two boys and a girl, all under the age of two, died from the disease.

EV71 can cause hand, foot and mouth disease, which usually starts with a slight fever followed by blisters and ulcers in the mouth and rashes on hands and feet.

It may also cause high fever, meningitis, encephalitis, pulmonary edema and paralysis in a small number of children.

Infection can lead to high death rates in serious cases and no vaccines are available.


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The VIRUS of the intestines AGGRESSOR began to be worrying in CHINA

Another the child died in China resulting from the virus that attacked the intestines part.
This last death made the total 21 people died resulting from enterovirus-71.
This virus often attacked especially the child was below six years old.
This virus could result in damage to the brain, the heart, even the lungs.
The number of children that terjangkit this virus reached almost 2,500 children this May.
At this time, the China Government was investigating the source of this
virus.

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I've said this on another board too, is anyone here worried we're not getting the whole story? That this could possibly be more than EV-71?

Subsequently, additional testing and several expert consultations were conducted at the national level.

The words "national level" doesn't make me feel better.

Health authorities informed WHO and Hong Kong SAR Department of Health and the Province of Taiwan's Department of Health immediately on these results.

So does WHO and such just take their word for it or are samples sent to CDC/WHO?

You guys are a lot more educated about how this all works than I, so I don't mean to alarm anyone. I just worry that this lack of transparency and hesitancy to share info will be the way a pandemic starts.

 

[Giuseppe]

Re: China: EV-71 outbreak Kills 19 children in Fuyang City

Re: China: EV-71 outbreak Kills 19 children in Fuyang City

I've said this on another board too, is anyone here worried we're not getting the whole story? That this could possibly be more than EV-71?

The words "national level" doesn't make me feel better.

So does WHO and such just take their word for it or are samples sent to CDC/WHO?

You guys are a lot more educated about how this all works than I, so I don't mean to alarm anyone. I just worry that this lack of transparency and hesitancy to share info will be the way a pandemic starts.

It isnt' ther first time HFMD is detected in Asian countries. Also HK SAR detected cases in recent weeks (see FT thread 'HK Surveillance for EV71'). One may feel a bit reassured by a large resource spent by Chinese health authorities for research in deep these recent outbreaks.
Since no chances was left, after preliminary respiratory pathogens testing inconclusive results, central laboratory was involved and EV71 finally isolated.
As WHO report stated, these viruses remain for long period in the environment, possibly contaminating vegetables and fruits served in kindergartens and schools.
Schools closures is advisable in the perspective of reducing the scope of epidemics and for disinfection of facilities.

 

[Giuseppe]

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Mass intestinal virus infection sickens 3,321, kills 22 in east China
2008-05-02 23:13:28

FUYANG, Anhui, May 2 (Xinhua) --

Death toll from a mass intestinal virus infection rose to 22 after another child died in eastern Fuyang City, Anhui Province, local authorities said on Friday afternoon.
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By the wee hours of Friday, 3,321 children had been sickened by the virus, known as enterovirus 71, or EV71, up from 2946 registered a day earlier, said Wang Yan, a spokesman of Anhui Province.

A total of 978 children remain in hospital, 48 of them were in critical conditions, Wang said. "Authorities in Anhui and Fuyang are doing utmost to treat the children and strengthen disease control."

Thirty-two medical specialists dispatched by the Health Ministry and the provincial health department have arrived in Fuyang to direct the rescue work, Wang said.

The province has upgraded its response plan for public health emergency from class three to class two, which means the provincial government has the power to quarantine the patients and control the traffic in and out of Fuyang.

EV71 can cause hand, foot and mouth disease that usually starts with a slight fever followed by blisters and ulcers in the mouth and rashes on hands and feet.

It may also cause high fever, meningitis, encephalitis, pulmonary edema and paralysis in a small number of children.


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Central China's Hubei Province has seen 340 cases of hand-foot-mouth disease

Hubei reports 340 cases of hand-foot-mouth disease

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2008-05-02 16:42:23

WUHAN, May 2 (Xinhua) -- Central China's Hubei Province has seen 340 cases of hand-foot-mouth disease this year, but no deaths reported, local health authorities said on Friday.
At least five cases were caused by an intestinal virus known as enterovirus 71, or EV71, which has left 21 children dead and 2,946 ill in Fuyang City, in neighboring Anhui Province, since early March.

Most of the cases in Hubei were isolated, except for 39 children aged three and four reported at three kindergartens in Guanghua district, Qianjiang City since April 29, the Provincial Health Department said in a statement.

Experts from the provincial disease control center collected and tested samples from five children on Thursday morning, determining that they had been infected with EV71, it said.

But no figures were provided on the total number of children in the city and the province at large have been infected with EV71.

According to the statement, 33 children in Qianjiang have recovered or are recovering, and six are being treated as outpatients.

No new cases of hand-foot-mouth disease have been reported in Hubei since April 30, it said, and local health authorities have been ordered to make daily reports on the disease.

"Experts from the provincial disease control center are still in Qianjiang to guide the disease control work," the statement said.

Hand-foot-mouth disease, also known as cox sackievirus infection, is a common childhood illness that mainly affects children under 10. Symptoms include fever, sores in the mouth and a rash with blisters. It often begins with a sore throat.

Moderately contagious, the disease, more common in summer and autumn, can be transmitted through nose and throat discharges. It can sometimes be fatal if complications occur.

China first reported the hand-foot-mouth disease in Shanghai in1981. An outbreak of the disease in northern Tianjin in 1983 caused more than 7,000 infections.

Last year in Linyi City, eastern Shandong Province, two boys and a girl, all under the age of two, died from the disease.

EV71 can cause hand, foot and mouth disease, which usually starts with a slight fever followed by blisters and ulcers in the mouth and rashes on hands and feet.

It may also cause high fever, meningitis, encephalitis, pulmonary edema and paralysis in a small number of children.

Infection can lead to high death rates in serious cases and no vaccines are available.

Editor: Feng Tao

 

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Lethal virus claims more children
By Lydia Chen 2008-5-3
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A VIRUS has spread rapidly, killing at least 22 children and infecting more than 3,300 others in Fuyang City, local authorities said yesterday.

The situation is so serious that the city now faces quarantine.

Enterovirus 71 began spreading in Fuyang, Anhui Province, in early March and by the early hours of yesterday, 3,321 children had been infected by the virus, up from 2,946 registered a day earlier, said Wang Yan, a government spokesman.

A total of 978 children remain in hospital, 48 of them in a critical condition, Wang said.

Thirty-two medical specialists sent by the Ministry of Health and the provincial health department have arrived in Fuyang to direct proceedings.

The province has upgraded its response plan for public health emergencies from class three to two, which means the provincial government has the power to quarantine patients and control traffic in and out of Fuyang, Xinhua news agency reported.

Another three cities in other parts of the country have also reported cases of Enterovirus 71.

Enteroviruses are spread mostly through contact with infected blisters or feces and can cause high fever, paralysis and swelling of the brain or its lining. Infection can lead to high mortality rates in more serious cases and no vaccine is available.

EV 71 cases usually peak from March to July. It began spreading in Fuyang in early March as hospitals in the city started to take in children with fever, blisters, mouth ulcers and rashes on the hands and feet. Some were diagnosed with brain, heart and lung damage.

All cases in Fuyang were children aged below six, most of them under two.

There are about 400,000 children below the age of five in Fuyang.

In a bid to stop the virus spreading, all kindergartens in Fuyang began the three-day May Day holiday two days early.

 

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Fuyang gastro-intestinal infections rose to 3,321 cases of death 22 people

2008-05-02 23:12 中新网​

2008-05-02 23:12 中新网
<!--enpproperty <date>2008-05-02 23:12:35.0</date><author></author><title>阜阳肠道病毒感染升至3321例 死亡22人</title><keyword>肠道病毒</keyword><subtitle></subtitle><introtitle></introtitle><siteid>88</siteid><nodeid>111631</nodeid><nodename>内页_热点新闻</nodename><nodesearchname></nodesearchname>/enpproperty--><!--enpcontent--> -- May 2 from the Information Office of Anhui Provincial government held a news conference that the Fuyang intestinal virus (EV71) infection cases has risen to 3,321 cases.
Anhui Provincial Government Information Office Deputy Director Wang said that as of May 1, 24, the total reported cases in Fuyang City, 3,321 cases, 22 cases of death; are hospitalized 978 cases, of which 48 cases was seriously ill.
Wang said that at present, there are 32 provincial-level experts stationed in Fuyang help guide the rescue work. The Anhui provincial government has contingency plans for public health emergencies response from the three upgraded to two responses.

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Anhui provincial government of Anhui Province has set up hand-foot-mouth disease prevention and control headquarters, from Anhui Governor Wang Sanyun as director.
Wang said that on May 2, Wang Jinshan rushed to the Anhui Provincial CPC Committee and secretary of Fuyang, visit hospitalized children and condolences to experts and medical personnel, and to villages and farmers-site inspections of the implementation of the work.:tiphat: http://209.85.135.104/translate_c?h...ge_hot/content/2008-05/02/content_4392207.htm

 

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Another clever boy with hand, foot and mouth disease deaths

2008-05-02 21:40 南方日报​

2008-05-02 21:40 Nanfang Daily
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死者为荷城街道一名1岁6个月的男童。​

The deceased as a city street a 1-year-old boy six months. Yesterday afternoon, the local disease control departments have been collecting remains of children were sent to provincial CDC detection. At press time, because test results have not yet out, has not yet learned whether the intestinal infection caused by EV71 virus.
According to yesterday informed the district last month on the 27th, the Qin Moumou for children with fever, rash and hand-foot-throat congestive a smart area to maternal and child health hospital treatment, clinical diagnosis of hand, foot and mouth disease.

到昨日早晨，患儿病情加重，经医院抢救无效于上午10时死亡。​

To yesterday morning, children with conditions aggravated by the hospital for emergency treatment ineffective in 10:00 death.

记者了解到，该患儿为散居儿童，病前无外出史。​

This reporter has learned that the children of the diaspora of children, from pre-history of disease.
Yesterday afternoon, children with body specimens collected by the local disease control departments, provincial CDC has sent detection.

省、市疾控中心与市卫生局的领导与专家以及已赶赴高明，指导开展现场流行病学的调查工作，并部署下一步疫情防控和医疗救治措施。​

Provincial, municipal CDC and the leadership of the Municipal Public Health Bureau and experts, and have been rushed to the wise, guiding the scene in the epidemiological investigation, the next step and the deployment of medical treatment and epidemic prevention and control measures.

佛山市委书记林元和、市长陈云贤等主要领导高度重视疫情防控工作，要求全市卫生部门采取有力措施，切实控制疫情进展。​

Foshan Municipal Party Committee secretary Lin Yuan, the mayor Chen Yun-yin, and other major leaders attach great importance to the epidemic prevention and control work for the city health departments to take effective measures to control the epidemic progress.
The city Health Bureau official said, on the 1st of this month, the Municipal Health Bureau has deployed in the city on the implementation of hand, foot and mouth disease reporting system, to keep the epidemic dynamic. The city health department reminded the public that the current Hand, Foot and mouth disease although there is no vaccine, but raising awareness of disease prevention, according to the following personal protective can effectively reduce the possibility of infection: First, develop good personal hygiene habits and Eating habits, washing hands frequently and the other is the living room ventilation; Third, pay attention to the family of indoor and outdoor sanitation, family members of clothes, blankets in the sun exposure; four children is to try to avoid crowded public places, Reduce the chance of infection; five Once a child is a fever accompanied by hand, foot and mouth rash (herpes), and other symptoms, we must promptly to the designated medical institutions (No.1 People's Hospital and District People's Hospital, the city maternal and child health centres and district Maternal and child health care hospital) treatment.
It is reported that last month, 25, the area's first smart occurred preliminary clinical diagnosis of hand, foot and mouth disease in infants died. The deceased from the area could be the same city streets, Jiangxi Ji as a boy. Provincial Health Office said earlier that the case has been basically ruled out for the EV71 intestinal infection. :tiphat: http://209.85.135.104/translate_c?h...d_list/content/2008-05/02/content_4392186.htm
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Hand, Foot and mouth disease by the children of intestinal infection caused by EV71 virus non-infectious diseases reported, more than occurred in the following five-year-old infant, can cause fever and hand, foot, mouth and other parts of rashes, ulcers.

《河南省手足口病防治技术方案(试行)》要求，各级各类医疗机构发现手足口病病例要按照丙类传染病的要求进行网络直报。​

"Henan Province, hand, foot and mouth disease control programme (Trial)" requirements, various medical institutions at all levels found cases of Hand, Foot and mouth disease epidemic in accordance with the requirements of Class C network straight on.

如疫情达到突发公共卫生事件标准时，要按有关规定，及时进行网络报告。​

If the epidemic reached the standards of public health emergencies, according to relevant regulations, timely reporting network.

如果学校和幼儿园发现患有发热或疱疹的患儿，将对其进行家庭隔离治疗或到医疗机构就诊、治疗，病愈后方可返校。​

If schools and kindergartens found suffering from fever or herpes children, their families will be treated in isolation or to medical treatment, treatment, recovered before the back-to-school.

者进行记录。​

In the hand, foot and mouth disease epidemic, Chen Jian nurseries in order to implement the system, classrooms and school buildings, and other places to implement the ventilation, disinfection system, the daily Chen Jian, and non-attendance were recorded.

对玩具、用具等物品每日进行清洗消毒。​

On toys, appliances and other articles for daily cleaning and disinfection. Schools and nurseries in herpes found suffering from fever or the children, parents should immediately mobilize their families isolated treatment or medical institutions to visit, treatment, may return to school until recovered.

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If necessary, to temporarily suspend the law, will be closed, and other measures to protect vulnerable children.
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新华网安徽​

-- Anhui Fuyang May 2 (Xinhua Zhou Min, Xiongrun frequency) Anhui Provincial Health Director of the Office for a higher open flame on the 2nd morning in Fuyang meeting informed that, as at 11:00 on the 1st, Fuyang City of intestinal virus EV71 infections has risen to 2,946 cases. Add in the afternoon on the 1st deaths, as of now the death toll at 21 people.

安徽省和阜阳市正千方百计加强各项医疗救治和预防控制工作。​

Fuyang City in Anhui Province and are doing everything possible to strengthen the medical treatment and prevention and control work.
According to reports, there are 849 children have been discharged from hospital, hospital patients are still 879 cases, of which 40 cases of severe patients, nine cases of illness.
April 30, according to epidemic prevention and control work and development needs of Fuyang city party committee and government decided to control the leading group upgraded to the prevention and treatment headquarters, asked, "May 1" during the city's county, district and the major leading cadres of departments市直All post office, fully grasp epidemic prevention work.
Fuyang City Hospital will be designated hospital from City People's Hospital, the Second City People's Hospital, the city to the city's Chinese medicine hospital and all county-level hospitals. All children are treated by the designated hospital for treatment, all patients with severe by the municipal hospital for treatment. Is now more than 700 beds in use, there are 1,200 beds reserves.:tiphat:
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【安徽疫情】病情扩散死亡人数增至21​

[Anhui illness spread of the epidemic - the death toll to 21

星岛环球网www.stnn.cc​

Sing Tao Global Network www.stnn.cc
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【星岛网讯】安徽省卫生厅厅长高开焰2日上午在阜阳一次会议上通报说，截至1日上午11时，阜阳市肠道病毒EV71感染病例已升至2946例。​

[Sing Tao network - Anhui Provincial Health Director of the Office for a higher open flame on the 2nd morning in Fuyang meeting informed that, as at 11:00 on the 1st, Fuyang City intestinal EV71 virus infections has risen to 2,946 cases.

1日下午新增一起死亡病例，截至目前死亡人数为21人。​

Add in the afternoon on the 1st deaths, as of now the death toll at 21 people.

安徽省和阜阳市正千方百计加强各项医疗救治和预防控制工作。​

Fuyang City in Anhui Province and are doing everything possible to strengthen the medical treatment and prevention and control work.:tiphat: http://64.233.179.104/translate_c?h...cc/society_focus/200805/t20080502_772769.html

 

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资料图片：4月29日，来自武汉的两位专家在查看危重患儿的病情数据。​

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Re: China: EV-71 outbreak Kills 22 children in Fuyang City

Re: China: EV-71 outbreak Kills 22 children in Fuyang City

Anhui Fuyang intestinal infection 3 1000, 21 people were killed
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Chinese media said, Fuyang, Anhui Province can be fatal intestinal infection EV71 virus has led to nearly 3,000 sick children.

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[SIZE=-6](Boxun[/SIZE] The official Xinhua News Agency reported that the deadline for Thursday (2), Fuyang intestinal virus infection cases from the previous 2,477 cases to 2,946 cases.

Latest reports said Friday One more child deaths, the death toll reached 21.Intestinal virus EV71 of human intestinal virus, is a global infectious diseases, children are usually caused fever, accompanied by mouth, hand, foot rash.

Intestinal virus EV71

Since early March this year, Fuyang City found that such patients each hospital.

3月27日发生第一例死亡病例。​

March 27 in the first fatal cases.

However, the enterovirus infection cases in Fuyang City this week before Jianzhubaoduan, people are worried whether the local authorities initially reported the incident to hide.

So far, 849 infected children have been cured, 879 children still hospitalized, of which 40 cases of severe patients, nine were in critical condition.

The Information Office of Anhui Provincial government spokesman said that from the recently released figures, "the number of Fuyang incidence was increasing trend, but mainly light patients."

Anhui Provincial Health Director of the Office for a high flame, in Anhui Province on May 1, "started two public health emergencies response measures", and make efforts to gut EV71 virus infection (that is, hand, foot and mouth disease) outbreak control to a minimum范围.
The Information Office of Anhui Provincial government spokesman also said that the Anhui Fuyang Health Department has deployed six experts, five breathing machine, 1000 of gamma globulin. The spokesman said that authorities are stepping up medical institutions attending the pre-screening system, effectively early discovery, early treatment, efforts to critically ill patients receive treatment as soon as possible, reduce the mortality.

WHO concern
Earlier, the World Health Organization (WHO) in Fuyang in the gastro-intestinal infection expressed concern about the incident, despite the fact that China had previously appeared intestinal EV71 virus infection.

China since 1981 in Shanghai found that the disease has more than 10 provinces and cities have emerged about this condition and in 2007 in Shandong large-scale epidemic.

Intestinal virus EV71 infection people who could not help but think of the beginning of the end of 2003 around the world claimed nearly 800 lives of the SARS (SARS) virus incident.

However, Xinhua quoted the China Disease Prevention and Control Center in Yang Wei, deputy director as saying that the "intestinal virus and SARS EV71 can not compare."

Yang Wei said that SARS is a new infectious disease, all of them may be infected, and mortality rate is very high, but intestinal EV71 virus infection in China have, this disease has been found that more than 10 years, died from Terms of no less than the rate of SARS.

He said that at present the incidence are under the age of 11 to the children, infected with the disease and the vast majority of people have some symptoms, or relatively minor, in his view there is "emerging infectious diseases and infectious diseases among the elderly Relations. ":tiphat: http://64.233.179.104/translate_c?h....com/news/gb/china/2008/05/200805022251.shtml

 

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Re: China: EV-71 outbreak Kills 22 children in Fuyang City

Re: China: EV-71 outbreak Kills 22 children in Fuyang City

Hubei reported 340 cases of Hand, Foot and mouth disease outbreak No deaths

http://news.QQ.com 2008年05月02日19:22 中国新闻网 评论0条​

http://news.QQ.com 2008年05月02日19:22China news agency in Wuhan May 2 (Xinhua Yiqi-ping) in Hubei Province health department announced on the 2nd, ending at 5:00 p.m. on May 1, Hubei Province reported a total of 340 cases of Hand, Foot and mouth disease, in addition to Kwong Wah Qianjiang district, other Areas are scattered in the clinical diagnosis of cases, no cases of severe cases and deaths reported April 29, Qianjiang City, Hubei Province to the city Health Department report in a region-wide aggregation of hand, foot and mouth disease epidemic.

湖北省疾控中心专家于当天赶赴潜江会同当地卫生部门进行了调查处理。​

CDC experts in Hubei Qianjiang in the day rushed to the local health departments conducted the investigation and handling. As at 17:00 on May 1, at the local kindergarten and three children in the diaspora, a total of hand, foot and mouth disease 39 cases of infants, age of onset concentrated in three to four-year-old, all cases were less serious symptoms, and no severe Hospitalized cases, no deaths.
At present, Qianjiang City, 28 cases have been recovered, five cases the symptoms disappeared, in a resumption of isolation period, six cases are still treated in isolation at home, on April 30 after no new cases reported, the epidemic under control.
May 1 morning, the CDC in Hubei Province to the acquisition of these five cases of children with pharyngeal swabs liquid or detection of herpes, to determine their intestinal infection pathogenic virus EV71. At present, Hubei Qianjiang-class experts still remain, and continue to guide the city pay close attention to the epidemic dynamics, prevent the epidemic rebound.
Qianjiang Kwong Wah region gathered after the outbreak of the Hubei Provincial Health Department on April 30 feature on the deployment of a hand, foot and mouth disease in medical treatment, disease surveillance, health and epidemic prevention work, such as publicity, and set up a prevention and control of the Working Group has developed a Hand, Foot and mouth disease programme of work, formed a provincial-level medical treatment teams. At the same time, in the province of Health published on the website of the Office of the hand, foot and mouth disease prevention knowledge, the recent inspection teams will be organized around the check.

（中国新闻网）​

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Re: China: EV-71 outbreak Kills 22 children in Fuyang City

Re: China: EV-71 outbreak Kills 22 children in Fuyang City

HAND, FOOT & MOUTH DISEASE - ASIA: CHINA (HUBEI), MALAYSIA (SARAWAK)
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A ProMED-mail post
<http://www.promedmail.org>
ProMED-mail is a program of the
International Society for Infectious Diseases
<http://www.isid.org>

In this update:
[1] China - Hubei province
[2] Malaysia - Sarawak

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[1] China - Hubei province
Date: Fri 2 May 2008
Source: China View, Xinhua News Agency [edited]
<http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/02/content_8091942.htm>


Hubei reports 340 cases of hand-foot-mouth disease
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Central China's Hubei Province has seen 340 cases of hand-foot-mouth
disease this year [2008], but no deaths reported, local health
authorities said on Friday [2 May 2008].

At least 5 cases were caused by an intestinal virus known as human
enterovirus 71 (EV 71) which has left 21 children dead and 2946 ill
in Fuyang City, in neighboring Anhui Province, since early March
[2008].

Most of the cases in Hubei were isolated, except for 39 children aged
3 and 4 reported at 3 kindergartens in Guanghua district, Qianjiang
City since 29 Apr 2008, the Provincial Health Department said in a
statement. Experts from the provincial disease control center
collected and tested samples from 5 children on Thursday morning [1
May 2008], determining that they had been infected with EV71, it
said. But no figures were provided on the total number of children in
the city and the province at large who have been infected with EV71.
According to the statement, 33 children in Qianjiang have recovered
or are recovering, and 6 are being treated as outpatients.

No new cases of hand-foot-mouth disease have been reported in Hubei
since 30 Apr 2008, it said, and local health authorities have been
ordered to make daily reports on the disease. "Experts from the
provincial disease control center are still in Qianjiang to guide the
disease control work," the statement said.

Hand-foot-mouth disease is a common childhood illness that mainly
affects children under 10. Symptoms include fever, sores in the mouth
and a rash with blisters. It often begins with a sore throat.
Moderately contagious, the disease, more common in summer and autumn,
can be transmitted through nose and throat discharges. It can
sometimes be fatal if complications occur.

China 1st reported hand-foot-mouth disease in Shanghai in 1981. An
outbreak of the disease in northern Tianjin in 1983 caused more than
7000 infections. Last year in Linyi City, eastern Shandong Province,
2 boys and a girl, all under the age of 2, died from the disease.
EV71 can cause hand, foot and mouth disease, which usually starts
with a slight fever followed by blisters and ulcers in the mouth and
rashes on hands and feet. It may also cause high fever, meningitis,
encephalitis, pulmonary edema and paralysis in a small number of
children. Infection can lead to high death rates in serious cases and
no vaccine id available.

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[2] Malaysia - Sarawak
Date: Fri 2 May 2008
Source: The Star online [edited]
<http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/5/2/nation/20080502180227&sec=nation>


Practice good hygiene to keep foot and mouth disease at bay
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Sarawak is stepping up prevention and control measures for hand foot
and mouth disease (HFMD) following recent outbreaks in Singapore and
China. Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr. George Chan said the state
health department's routine HFMD surveillance showed that 1729 cases
of the disease had been reported as of April 26 this year [2008],
including 3 small, localised outbreaks.

The 1st occurred at Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) on 10-25 Mar
2008 involving 48 adults, the 2nd in Kampung Pichin, Serian (4-22 Apr
2008) involving 24 children and the last at Al Hidayah Abim Nursery
in Sarikei (9-24 Apr 2008) involving 10 children. Dr. Chan said none
of the cases involved enterovirus 71 (EV71), which potentially causes
a more severe form of the disease. "The outbreaks were mild and no
one was hospitalised. All the outbreaks have now been controlled.

"However, because of the increased number of cases in Singapore
including a few with EV71, and also in Anhui, China, where there have
been 20 deaths, this is a good time to warn the public, especially
those looking after young children, to make sure they follow hygienic
practices," he told a press conference at his office here on Friday
[2 May 2008].

He said parents with young children and operators of childcare
centres should take preventive measures such as practising good
hygiene at all times. He also advised childcare centre operators to
make sure their premises were clean and to screen children for
symptoms of HFMD, In addition, parents of young children should take
the necessary precautions, such as washing their hands before eating
and after going to the toilet, covering their mouths and noses when
coughing or sneezing and ensuring cleanliness in their homes,
including their children's toys.

Sarawak last experienced a major outbreak of HFMD in 2006, when more
than 14 000 cases and 13 deaths were reported.

[Byline: Sharon Limg]

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Communicated by:
ProMED-mail
<promed@promedmail.org>

[According to the WHO non-polio enteroviruses are common and
distributed worldwide. Although infection often has no symptoms and
goes unnoticed, these viruses are also associated with occasional
outbreaks in which a larger-than-usual number of patients develop
clinical disease, sometimes with fatal consequences. Currently human
enterovirus 71 is associated with outbreaks of HFMD in the Chinese
provinces of Anhui and Hubei.

Since the preceding report from Anhui dated 1 May 2008 (see: Hand,
foot & mouth disease - China (03): (Anhui), WHO 20080501.1504) the
number of confirmed case of HFMD has increased from 1884 to 2946 and
the number of fatalities has risen from 20 to 21. In Anhui province
the outbreak is centered on the city of Fuyang, whereas a similar
outbreak in the neighboring province of Hubei is more dispersed and
fewer cases and no deaths have been reported so far.

By contrast a contemporaneous outbreak of HFMD in the Sarawak
province of Malaysia, which does not involve human enterovirus 71,
although extensive, is following a milder course.

A map of the provinces of China showing the location of the adjacent
provinces of Anhui and Hubei is available at
<http://www.sacu.org/provmap.html>. A map of Anhui province showing
the location of the city of Fuyang in the northwest of the province
is available at
<http://www.mapsofworld.com/china/provinces/anhui/map-of-anhui.html>,
and a map of Hubei province is available at
<http://www.maps-of-china.com/hubei-s-ow.shtml>.

The interactive HealthMap of Malaysia can be used to locate Sarawak
on the north coast of the island of Borneu:
<http://healthmap.org/promed?v=2.6,113.2,5>. - Mod.CP]

[see also:
Hand, foot & mouth disease - China (03): (Anhui), WHO 20080501.1504
Hand, foot & mouth disease - China (02): (Anhui) 20080429.1481
Hand, foot & mouth disease - China (Anhui), Singapore 20080429.1472
Hand, foot & mouth disease - Singapore, Brunei 20080427.1456]
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http://tinyurl.com/6hv36h

 

[Giuseppe]

Re: China: EV-71 outbreak Kills 22 children in Fuyang City

Re: China: EV-71 outbreak Kills 22 children in Fuyang City

[It isn't a surprise since Hong Kong (bordering with Guangdong) experienced early this week three cases of HFMD, see the post in FT http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showpost.php?p=152901&postcount=1 - IOH]
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Fears of virus spread as boy dies in south China: officials

BEIJING (AFP) -

A young boy has died in southern China from what was probably hand, foot and mouth disease, health authorities there said Saturday, raising fears the virus had spread from its epicentre further north.
​

The 18-month-old died Friday in Foshan city, Guangdong province bordering Hong Kong, the provincial health department said in a statement posted on its website.

It is feared the case was due to an intestinal virus known as enterovirus 71, or EV71, an official with the department told AFP, citing the results of preliminary checks by the provincial disease prevention control centre.

"It's very likely to have been the result of the EV71 virus," said the official, identifying himself by his surname Yu. "The test results are not out yet, but that's what we suspect."

He said another death in the same area reported in late April was less likely to have been caused by EV71.

A further 22 children have already died of the virus in Anhui province in eastern China, and another 3,300 there have been infected.

EV71, which can cause hand, foot and mouth disease, is highly contagious and spread through direct contact with the mucus, saliva or faeces of an infected person. Young children are most susceptible because of lower immune systems.

The disease -- which begins with fever, blisters, mouth ulcers and rashes -- has spread in Anhui since early March, amid accusations by the Chinese media of a government-led cover-up of the epidemic.

Five other cases of EV71 have been confirmed in the city of Hangzhou in eastern Zhejiang province, while 16 children were earlier reported to have fallen ill in Henan province, which borders Anhui.

In central Hubei province, 340 children were confirmed to have hand, foot and mouth disease, and local officials were testing them for EV71, state media said earlier.
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Re: China: EV-71 outbreak Kills 22 children in Fuyang City

Re: China: EV-71 outbreak Kills 22 children in Fuyang City

China orders nationwide fight against fatal virus

03 May 2008 07:21:51 GMT
Source: Reuters
(Rewrites with health ministry statement)
By Andrew Torchia

SHANGHAI, May 3 (Reuters) -

China ordered authorities across the nation on Saturday to fight hand, foot and mouth disease, after the death of an 18-month-old boy suggested a virus causing the illness had spread from eastern provinces to the south.
​

The boy died in the southern province of Guangdong from a suspected case of the disease that was apparently caused by the enterovirus 71, or EV71, the official Xinhua news agency quoted health authorities there as saying.

Twenty-two children have died from hand, foot and mouth disease and over 3,000 people have been infected in Fuyang city, in the eastern province of Anhui, since a mass outbreak of the EV71 intestinal virus began spreading there in early March.

"Local Communist Party and government officials are on high alert. Health authorities are urgently taking measures to prevent the disease and treat seriously ill children," the Health Ministry said in a statement.
It said special equipment was being installed in children's wards of hospitals to treat patients. Local authorities were strengthening the supervision of food safety and water quality in an effort to stop the disease from spreading.
​

Of the 3,321 people infected, 978 were in hospital and 58 were critically ill or in serious condition, the ministry said.

It ordered health authorities across the country to step up monitoring for cases of hand, foot and mouth disease, requiring all cases to be reported within 24 hours.

Officials were told to go to nurseries and primary schools to educate staff there on hygiene and prevention methods. The ministry said Chinese scientists would step up research into the disease.

REPORTING DELAY
The virus began spreading in Anhui in early March, but a delay in reporting it to the public until last weekend triggered heated discussion and criticism in the Chinese media, which said local government officials should be sacked.

An initial cover-up of the SARS epidemic in 2003 led to the sacking of Beijing's mayor and the health minister.

But health officials say there was no cover-up and the reason for the delay in this case was because medical teams were trying to work out what the illness was.

Xinhua did not say whether authorities believed EV71 had spread from Anhui to Guangdong, but official Chinese media reported earlier that the virus had spread from Anhui to the neighbouring province of Henan.

Hand, foot, and mouth disease, characterised by fever, sores in the mouth and a rash with blisters, is a common illness among infants and children and is usually not fatal, according to the National Center for Infectious Diseases in the United States.

But the fatal cases in Fuyang involved complications due to infection by EV71, the World Health Organization said on its Website (www.who.int).

The number of hospitalised cases in Fuyang has risen sharply since April 19, and public health experts think cases will keeping rising before peaking around June or July, the WHO said.

There is no vaccine or antiviral agent available to treat or prevent EV71. Enteroviruses spread mostly through contact with infected blisters or faeces and can cause high fever, paralysis and swelling of the brain.

(Editing by John Chalmers)
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[Giuseppe]

Re: China: EV-71 outbreak Kills 22 children in Fuyang City

Re: China: EV-71 outbreak Kills 22 children in Fuyang City

NW China province reports 118 cases of hand-foot-mouth disease
2008-05-03 14:51:28

XI'AN, May 3 (Xinhua) --

Northwest China's Shaanxi Province has seen 118 cases of hand-foot-mouth disease this year, but no deaths have been reported, local health authorities said Saturday.
​

The Shaanxi Provincial Health Department has begun to monitor kindergartens and schools to prevent the spread of the disease.

Central China's Hubei Province has seen 340 cases of the disease this year, but no deaths have been reported, local health authorities said Friday.

Death toll from a mass intestinal virus infection rose to 22 and 3,321 children had been sickened by the virus in Fuyang city in the eastern Anhui Province since early March.

Hand-foot-mouth disease, also known as coxsackievirus infection, is a common childhood illness that mainly affects children under ten.

Symptoms include fever, sores in the mouth and a rash with blisters. It often begins with a sore throat.

Moderately contagious, the disease, more common in summer and autumn, can be transmitted through nose and throat discharges.

Infection can lead to high death rates in serious cases and no vaccines are available.


Editor: Bi Mingxin
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