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

[Shiloh]

Re: China: EV-71 outbreak Kills 30 Children Nationwide, Approximately 16,000 Cases

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Source: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/08/content_8132126.htm

China's hand-foot-mouth infections rise to 22,240
www.chinaview.cn 2008-05-08 23:16:35

BEIJING, May 8 (Xinhua) -- China has reported 22,240 hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD) cases so far this year by Thursday, resulting in 30 deaths, according to a Xinhua tally of local official figures.

The figure stood at 19,962 on Wednesday, Xinhua found.

Anhui Province in east China saw an increase of 738 HFMD cases on Tuesday, driving the total infections up to 7,283, with no new death report in the past week, according to the provincial health bureau.

A total of 3,780 patients have recovered and 2,218 others are still receiving treatment in hospitals there.

The worst-hit Fuyang City has registered 5,513 infections so far, including 1,340 being hospitalized. Doctors said ten of the patients are seriously sickened and three others in critical situation.

The municipal government has earmarked nearly 50 million yuan (7.1 million U.S. dollars) in medical cost reimbursement and disease prevention and control.

Meanwhile, a virus lab has been put into initial operation in the city recently for research of EV71, a virus that can cause a severe form of the disease, according to the municipal center for disease control and prevention.

"Under the instruction of the Ministry of Health, our main research includes separating and testing virus and diagnosing patients by molecular biology and serology", said Li Dexin, an official with the China Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

In the past, most of the research was conducted in Beijing and Hefei, the provincial capital. The new lab will make local virus tests possible and help control the epidemic in the city, which has seen 22 deaths, Li said.

There is no vaccine and experts are still trying to find out effective treatment, but most children suffering from mild forms of the disease could recover.

Local experts suggest traditional Chinese medicine for disease prevention and control, saying it would be of great help.

The provincial health authority has issued a draft plan recently, proposing some preventive measures including a recipe involving a number of Chinese herbs that must be used continuously for at least 7 days.

Shandong Province reported 1,440 HFMD cases on Thursday. The southernmost Hainan Province updated the number of infections to 180 and the northwestern Qinghai Province updated the number to 10on Thursday.

The Shandong health authority asked the grassroots hospitals to immediately shift children with fever under five years old to bigger hospitals for better treatment.

So far, EV71 is blamed for most of the 30 deaths in the outbreak of the disease. Of all the victims, 22 were in Anhui, three in Guangdong and two in Hainan, with the rest in Zhejiang, Guangxi, and Hunan, respectively.
Editor: Yan Liang

 

[Shiloh]

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Source: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/09/content_8132355.htm

Death toll from China viral outbreak rises to 32, 24,934 infected
www.chinaview.cn 2008-05-09 00:35:57

BEIJING, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Contagious hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD) has left 32 children dead and sickened 24,934 in China as of Thursday, according to Xinhua's tally based on confirmed death reports from provincial-level health bureaus.

An eight-month girl died of the disease early Monday morning in Fanyu District of Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong Province, despite emergency medical treatment, the provincial health administration said late Thursday night.

The baby, a native of central China's Henan Province, tested positive for enterovirus 71 (EV71) -- a virus that can cause a severe form of the disease.

So far, Guangdong has reported four deaths and a total of 7,103 infections in the outbreak of HFMD this year, including 34 cases of EV71 positive.

In Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, southwest China, a boy aged one and a half years old from the rural area of Liuzhou City died on Tuesday, the local health administration announced.

The child began to cough and caught a fever on Saturday. His parents did not send him to hospital until three days later when he went into a coma.

The latest victim brought the death toll in the epidemic to two in Guangxi, which updated its total infections to 636 as of Thursday, and 31 dead in the country.

Most of the patients were not infected by EV71, and the number of new infections has been decreasing over the past several days, said Dong Boqing, director with Guangxi's disease control and prevention center.

Only nine of the 74 samples sent by local health bureaus were confirmed EV71 positive, Dong cited test results as saying.

Another two children died of EV71, which caused them to develop HFMD, in the southernmost Hainan Province, a provincial health department official said on Thursday.

No further information about them has been available so far.

According to the latest figures from the provincial health department, 180 cases of HFMD were reported by Thursday, of which five were confirmed to be infected with EV71.

So far, EV71 is blamed for most of the deaths in the outbreak of the disease. Of all the victims in China, 22 were in Anhui Province.
Editor: Yan Liang

 

[Commonground]

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I went down for a nap at 1:00. These were my last figures on the EV in China: Today, 09:55 AM, "21,502 by Thursday", and this: Today, 12:21 PM, "22,240 by Thursday". Woke up and it's this: Today, 01:20 PM "24,934 as of Thursday". So....for Thursday alone...it went up 3,452. That is a BIG JUMP. THEN, factor in the last figure for Wednesday: "16,778 as of Wednesday". Which is a jump to the first figure of Thursday of 4,724. Now, from the last figure on Wednesday to the last figure on Thursday (as of 4:00 pm EST) it is 8,156.

 

[FrenchieGirl]

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That indeed looks like a rapid and out-of-control progression Commonground.

Would one of our more mathematically-minded members attempt to come to a figure for a R0 and perhaps make a progression graph? It would help us understand what we could be confronted with if/when TSHTH with H5N1. Many thanks. FrenchieGirl

 

[Shiloh]

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Deaths are up as well...

Source: http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=358909&type=National

Infant disease spreads and claims more lives
By Ji Mi 2008-5-9


FATALITIES from hand, foot and mouth disease rose to 32 yesterday in China as the nation's south reported four more deaths from the illness that has infected nearly 25,000.

The number of cases on the mainland rose to 24,934 while in Macau 90 cases were reported as of yesterday.

The four latest fatalities were reported in Guangdong, Guangxi and Hainan .

An eight-month-girl died on Monday in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong, becoming the province's fourth victim of HFMD. The baby from central China's Henan Province tested positive for enterovirus 71, or EV 71, which can cause a severe form of HFMD, a common childhood ailment that typically causes little more than a fever and rash. Guangdong has recorded 7,103 cases of HFMD this year.

In its neighboring Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, a boy aged 18 months from Linzhou City died on Tuesday, raising Guangxi's death toll to two. His parents did not seek medical attention until he fell into coma, three days after he showed HFMD symptoms last Saturday.

The southernmost Hainan Province yesterday also reported that two children died of the disease.

Eastern China's Shandong Province yesterday reported 1,440 HFMD infections, becoming the 21st provincial area to report the outbreak that mainly strikes children under six years old.

The epidemic has stabilized in the country's worst-hit Fuyang in Anhui Province, where no deaths from the infections have been reported for seven days, according to local health authorities. The city had 5,513 cases recorded early yesterday, 3,764 of whom have recovered. Of the 1,340 still hospitalized, three were listed in a critical condition.

About 95 percent of the patients are from the city's rural areas, Mao Qun'an, a spokesman for the Ministry of Health, told a press conference on Wednesday.

The city has opened a "green passage" for HFMD patients, admitting them to designated hospitals for treatment without requiring a deposit from the patients' families - the usual practice at hospitals across the country.

The Fuyang government is paying the bills for families of HFMD victims, officials said. Those who have paid medical bills for the illness before the policy was adopted will be refunded.

Since last Friday the number of infections has soared.

 

[Siam]

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The elementary school young garden preparation suspends classes as necessary

[ Eastern Daily special news ] the entire port elementary school and the preschool under the enteritis eruption haze, possibly as necessary suspend classes.
Many schools already strengthened the clean measure, took strict precautions against between the student to have the overlapping infection. The educational circles pointed out that, experienced the flu to suspend classes a service, the school already prepares for, believed could not affect the student curriculum;
But has the elementary school to believe that, this year the enteritis epidemic situation comparatively formerly was serious, government's should early make the police to show. The saint trade union presents base thousand auspiciousness elementary schools business Director Mr./Mrs. Wu to indicate that, in the school has taken many measures to avoid the student overlapping infection, including opens the window maintenance air circulation as far as possible, the school authorities also voluntarily works out the rule, if a class has two or above the student is sick, the school janitor by one: 49 floats after the class the clear water to be clean immediately, this class also can avoid with on other class and grade together physical education.

But Mr./Mrs. Wu believed that, the government expected this year enteritis epidemic situation compared the old times to be fierce, should early give the educational circles the police to show, lets the school authorities prepare for. Is located red 磡praises Germany the Li Chinese and English preschool also to strengthen the clean measure, principal the cuckoo treasure refers, the preschool divides the morning, the afternoon and the entire date three classes, therefore school janitor every day clean classroom two, and every day 抹拭 toy.

The school authorities also to all families 長發 circular, remind them to pay attention to children's healthy situation. Hong Kong primary education academic society President Li Shaoho indicated that, the majority of schools have prepared for suspend classes, because has the experience which early the flu suspends classes, believed the school authorities have the ability to deal with.

The wave wave pond broadcasts the poisonous hotbed
Besides the campus, the wave wave pond which the child most loves also is the high danger place which the enteritis disseminates, the American risk paradise now has twenty five branch stores in the Hong Kong to be equipped with the wave wave pond, approximately composes the branch store total one half.
Yesterday still had the child to play in the wave wave pond, but had guardian's to refer, could avoid in the enteritis peak letting the child go plays. This company customer service department Director Mr. Yu indicated, at the end of this March already in accordance to viral dissemination and so on flu, every day clean wave wave pond three, after holiday then each time opens can disinfect.
If the enteritis epidemic situation is serious, this company meets and the health protection center understood, again decided can otherwise close. Peace and happiness and the cultural business bureau spokesperson pointed out that, governs the stadium and the child plays the room to have provides the hand to use the disinfectant, the staff also regular clean game equipment.
The public swims the pond aspect, the officers has worked out with the infectious disease related direction, how including processes and the prevention hand and foot stomatopathy and the enteritis.

http://wap.on.cc/oncc/portal/news/Index.do

 

[Commonground]

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WHO Representative to China on Hand, Foot and mouth disease will not affect Olympics
2008-05-08 07:44:41

"Large-scale outbreak of the epidemic, the reasons for unclear"

Reporter: The Chinese Government to WHO (World Health Organization) informed before you know whether the epidemic ?

WHO representative Troedsson: not only in China, in a larger regional context, we note that the disease was reported 20 years ago. 1998, the Taiwan region had more than 100,000 cases a year in Shandong, have large outbreak. I work in Sweden, also met with a similar disease. But in the Asian region, hand, foot and mouth disease outbreak to a larger scale, the reasons for this is not entirely clear.

We must recognize that this disease is not "to declare" (notifiable) disease as well. Whether local government or the Chinese Government are not required to inform the WHO, unlike the avian flu, cholera, yellow fever, and so on. Now the Chinese government has done, and it is recommended by the WHO, is in the country, to put it (to be declared) C Class statutory communicable diseases, means that the local health system must be found in the condition 24 hours after reporting to the Ministry of Health.

Reporter: The Chinese Government to the WHO briefing after the outbreak, WHO has done what specific work ?

Troedsson: We held several meetings, I just see the Chinese Minister of Health, discussed the relevant circumstances, to see what we can to provide support. We also discussed the improving health standards, to prevent the epidemic from further expansion, will be played in the case of closure of kindergartens or primary schools, suggested parents not to let sick children go to school or going to public places. We hope that the issue of public information and let people know how to protect themselves and to prevent further transmission.

Reporter: 2003 period compared to the atypical pneumonia, WHO and China's cooperation is becoming more mature and effective ?

Troedsson: Yes. Cooperation is very good. We have been informed of the ongoing Chinese Ministry of Health, which has done very well, I have nothing to complain about. Compared with the past, WHO and the Chinese Ministry of Health have very good cooperation and communication also very smooth.

"Even if there are more cases of the outbreak, WHO also announced that China had no reason for the 'infected areas'"

Reporter: Hand, Foot and mouth disease is usually in the 6 July to enter the peak of incidence, the next few months, is likely to have more people infected. If the situation worse, WHO issued a travel advisory be? WHO definition of "affected areas" What is the standard ?

Troedsson: even if there are more cases of the outbreak. WHO also announced that China had no reason to "infected areas", we will not release travel advisories. We should be more careful so that we prevent, but there is no reason to release any information on travel or other restrictive requirements. As we have repeatedly emphasized, this is a common childhood diseases, not only in China, will occur in other countries.

Reporter: Beijing has more than 1,000 cases of Hand, Foot and mouth disease cases, do you think this will affect how the Olympic Games ?

Troedsson: I do not think it will have any impact on the Olympics. Hand, Foot and mouth disease is the childhood diseases. Although adults may be infected, but this is rare. This is usually a mild, no complications of the disease.

Reporter: But some experts pointed out that although there is no adult infection EV7l incidence of cases, but the adult infection may become negative, that is carrying the virus, but have no symptoms of infection.

Troedsson: Yes. This is correct. You can carry the virus, no symptoms in the case of transmission. Therefore, it is important that health conditions have to wash their hands and maintain good health status, ensure that you do not spread the virus. In most cases, in 7-10 days, complications and will not recover.

At present no virus mutates

Reporter: Many Chinese people will want to listen to the views of WHO, why this sudden virus outbreak in China ? Whether the virus will have variation ? The worst outcome would be what ?

Troedsson: relevant departments try to separate these viruses, through its gene sequence to determine what subtype of the virus. See now is similar to the subtype of the last few years, the virus does not appear to change, so now also do not see the risk of virus mutation. The worst outcome is that there will be more and more cases, to prevent a greater range and more children of infection. But now, the right control measures have been taken, I think this can be controlled.

Reporter: The Chinese government on April 23 to the WHO report, on April 27 by the Xinhua report, this time to see how bad ?

Troedsson: In theory, when the public informed about the time, the best for the public to fully know how to protect themselves, how to prevent further transmission, therefore, should avoid any unnecessary delay, so that people understand the epidemic. I think the local government and the Ministry of Health has taken the measures are appropriate and adequate, I think, the action can in the next few days or several weeks to prevent the mass infection.

According to Nanfang Zhoumo
Editor: 杨昉 Source: Yangtze Evening News

http://www.yangtse.com/sytj/rdxw1/200805/t20080508_443022.htm

 

[Treyfish]

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China This Advice is current for Friday, 09 May 2008 This advice has been reviewed and reissued. It contains new information in the Summary and under Health Issues (outbreak of Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD)). The overall level of the advice has not changed
Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease: There has been an outbreak of Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD) in several provinces, particularly in eastern and southern regions of China, with more than 20 deaths reported since March 2008. HFMD is caused by intestinal Enterovirus 71 (EV 71) and mainly affects small children. HFMD is transmitted via respiratory droplets and is characterised by fever, blisters and rashes on the hands, feet and buttocks. The World Health Organization (WHO) provides information on preventative measures. :tiphat:
. http://www.smartraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/China#Health_Issues

 

[Treyfish]

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Guangdong ports focus of investigations within the 5-year-old child fever

日期:[2008-05-09]​

to make the best of the epidemic dynamic, Inspection and Quarantine Bureau in Guangdong quickly to take positive measures to strengthen prevention and control of ports, in particular, focus and Quarantine under the age of 5 have symptoms of fever children.

According to reports, asked all the ports in Guangdong to strengthen the medical inspection and monitoring body temperature, and discovered the mouth, hands or feet a large grain of rice, herpes, or cough, runny nose, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, headaches and other symptoms of pre-school children, timely Epidemiological investigations and to mobilize parents for their isolation until recovered, and promptly collected samples for further laboratory testing. :tiphat: http://209.85.171.104/translate_c?hl=en&langpair=zh|en&u=http://www.xkb.com.cn/view.php?id=247652

 

[Treyfish]

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One child died of Panyu in Guangdong EV71

日期:[2008-05-09]​

<CENTER>■ kindergarten actively carry out "stress health, far away from the disease". Guangdong Province reported a total of hand, foot and mouth disease cases 7,103 cases

(Xiao Ping Wei correspondent Guangdong letter) Guangdong Provincial Health Department late last night 11:00 briefing, the evening of May 8, the provincial health department received reports of Guangzhou City Health Bureau, Guangzhou Panyu District in one case of EV71 hand, foot and mouth disease deaths Case.

According to the Guangzhou Municipal Health Bureau report from the CDC in Guangzhou City Panyu District, the CDC sent on a stool specimens detected in the intestinal virus EV71 positive. May 8, the provincial CDC EV71 positive test results. According to city and district CDC epidemiological investigation, the specimen from the case of deaths of children. The evening of May 8, the provincial health department prevention and control organizations and experts in diagnostic medical treatment, identified as EV71 hand, foot and mouth disease.

As of May 8, 2008, the province has reported cases of Hand, Foot and mouth disease in 7,103 cases, of which confirmed EV71 hand, foot and mouth disease cases 34 cases, including four cases of deaths (Gaoming District of Foshan two cases, one case of Maoming, Guangzhou 1 case) .

In order to do a better job in hand, foot and mouth disease prevention and control work, May 7, Ai Weihui province issued an urgent circular demanding all levels of Ai Weihui organizations mobilize the masses, carry out sanitation governance, strengthening of the outbreak, children's activity sites, kindergartens Institutions, schools, hospitals and other places of disinfection management of the extensive health education activities, and guide people to develop good health habits, scientific understanding of hand, foot and mouth disease can prevent, control, governance, to "wash hands, drink water, eat Cooked food, diligence ventilation, drying clothing, "from the source to reduce the incidence and spread. :tiphat: http://209.85.171.104/translate_c?hl=en&langpair=zh|en&u=http://www.xkb.com.cn/view.php?id=247649</CENTER>

 

[Treyfish]

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重庆手足口病154例；全国逾2.1万例、死亡30例​

Chongqing 154 cases of Hand, Foot and mouth disease; more than 21,000 cases nationwide, 30 cases of death
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[Treyfish]

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Source: Lifeofguangzhou.com

Guangzhou's first death from Enterovirus 71 (EV71) Hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD) confirmed, as released by the local Board of Health at night of May 8th.

The victim of 8-month-old baby girl from central China's Henan province was living in Panyu district since September, 2007. She was sent to the Panyu Dashi Hospital at 4:00 am on May the 5th for twitch.

She was confirmed deceased at 6:50 later in the morning after emergency treatment.

Till 8th of May, 2008, 7103 HFMD cases were reported in Guangdong province with 34 diagnosed with EV71 virus, including 4 dead (2 in Foshan's Gaoming district, 1 in Maoming and 1 in Guangzhou).

Some cases that were confirmed clinically of HFMD are serious in Guangzhou recently, according to Gong Sitang, vice-director of Guangzhou Children's Hospital, who is also an expert on HFMD.

Mr. Gong said, HFMD case is different from EV71. EV71 is just one type of viruses that caused HFMD. Children that were confirmed EV71 could also be cured in a good time. :tiphat: http://www.lifeofguangzhou.com/node_10/node_37/node_85/2008/05/09/121030268738268.shtml

http://www.lifeofguangzhou.com/node_10/node_37/node_85/2008/05/09/121030268738268.shtml

 

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The Chinese government is mobilizing all the available resources to stop the contagion of enterovirus 71 sweeping the country. Prime Minister Wen Jiabao called State Council Standing Committee on Wednesday and ordered a ??hygiene patriotic movement,?? urging all civil servants do their best to toughen sanitary inspection on environment and food and stop the spread of virus. Wen warned that epidemics can take hold during the summer season.
EV71 spreads through feces, nasal mucus, and saliva, and can threaten life when it develops into meningitis, pneumonia, and encephalitis. In most cases, it causes foot-and-mouth disease, whose symptoms include high fever and blisters in hands, feet, and in the mouth among children aged between six months to six years old. Hong Kong Wen Wei Po reported on Thursday that 19,932 people have been infected with EV71 in 22 out of 31 provinces, directly governed cities, and autonomous regions. In Anhui Province, where the disease first broke out, 22 children died. The death toll nationwide has reached 28 in five regions including Guangdong, Zhejiang, Hunan provinces, and Guangxi Autonomous Region. The Chinese government is especially sensitive to the issue as it fears the epidemic would play against the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in August. Chinese authorities have been issuing daily statements saying that the situation is not as serious as to interfere with the Olympics. :tiphat: http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200805/200805090015.html
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[Giuseppe]

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WHO spokesperson advises on hand-foot-mouth disease prevention, cure
2008-05-09 11:15:25
GENEVA, May 8 (Xinhua) --

The World Health Organization's (WHO) Epidemic and Pandemic Alert and Response Department (EPR) spokesperson Gregory Hartl spoke to Xinhua on Thursday about effective prevention and cure measures for hand-foot-mouth disease(HFMD).

Hartl, who also served as project leader of the EPR's Information Management and Communications, said HFMD can be transmitted through the respiratory tract and fecal waste, and that cases of the disease have previously been reported in many countries around the world.

Measures that can be taken to avoid getting infected with the virus include frequent hand-washing and laundry, and covering one's mouth while coughing and sneezing, Hartl said.

Symptoms of HFMD include the eruption of rashes on the palms, soles and mouth, he added.

Young patients with such symptoms must drink a lot of water and stay well nourished, Hartl advised.

It is important that people know more about the disease and its symptoms, he said, adding that the Chinese government is launching extensive training of personnel and campaigns on HFMD in the wake of a recent outbreak.


Editor: Du Guodong
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Re: China: EV-71 outbreak Kills 30 Children Nationwide, Approximately 16,000 Cases

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[On Thursday, US Sec. of State talks to China Foreign Miniter about issues of common concern. Friday, it's reported that Sec. Leavitt will be in Beijing in cooperation on the prevention of HFMD, top of his agenda]

Chinese FM discusses ties, major issues over phone with U.S. secretary of state
www.chinaview.cn 2008-05-08 23:26:36
TOKYO, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi had a telephone conversation here Thursday with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to discuss bilateral ties and major issues of common concern.

Both top diplomats agreed to maintain high-level dialogue between the two countries and continue to push forward the Sino-U.S. relations and cooperation in all areas.

The two sides also exchanged views on other issues of common concern.

Yang is accompanying Chinese President Hu Jintao on a five-day state visit to Japan.
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U.S. offers assistance in tackling HFMD outbreak in China
www.chinaview.cn 2008-05-09 10:52:01
BEIJING, May 9 (Xinhua) -- The United States has said it will offer any assistance necessary to help Chinese authorities tackle the ongoing outbreak of hand-food-mouth disease (HFMD), which has so far claimed 32 lives.

William Steiger, director of the Office of Global Health Affairs under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, made the offer on Wednesday, the English-language China Daily reported Friday.

"We are willing to help China in any way possible with this issue," he was quoted as saying when talking to the China News Service.

The U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Michael Leavitt would visit Beijing next week, and cooperation on the prevention of diseases such as the HFMD was expected to be top of his agenda, said the report.
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Re: China: EV-71 outbreak Kills 30 Children Nationwide, Approximately 16,000 Cases

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China's hand-foot-mouth cases rise to 27,499
www.chinaview.cn 2008-05-09 18:56:33

BEIJING, May 9 (Xinhua) -- China has recorded 27,499 hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD) cases so far this year as of Friday, resulting in 34 deaths, according to a Xinhua tally of local official figures.

The figure stood at 24,934 on Thursday, Xinhua found.

The rising number reflected the recent order by the Ministry of Health that made HFMD a class C epidemic, the incidence of which must be reported.

The southwestern Sichuan Province reported 642 HFMD cases as ofFriday. The southernmost Hainan Province updated the number of infections to 314 and the central Hubei Province updated its total to 1,424 on Friday. The eastern Anhui Province added 705 new cases on Friday.

Many viruses can cause HFMD, but so far, EV71 (enterovirus 71) has been blamed for most of the 34 deaths in the epidemic.

Of the fatalities, 24 were in Anhui and four were in Guangdong. There were two each in Hainan and Guangxi and one each in Zhejiangand Hunan.
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Re: China: EV-71 outbreak Kills 34 Children Nationwide, Approximately 27,500 Cases

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Hand-foot-mouth disease figure rises in Zhejiang
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Updated: 2008-05-10 09:03

HANGZHOU - The number of hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD) cases in Zhejiang Province rose by nearly 4,000 to 5,132 in about five days, the local health administration said Friday.

A local health official said the increase reflects enhanced reporting system. It doesn't mean an outbreak of the disease yet.

Among the infections, 26 tested positive for EV71, a virus that can cause a severe form of the disease.

So far, four patients are in critical conditions and 288 children are receiving treatment in hospital.

Zhejiang registered 1,198 HFMD cases as of May 4, including one death.

The drastic increase in the number of infections does not indicate a severe outbreak of the disease, but was partly due to a recent order by the Ministry of Health that made reporting of HFMD incidence to the government mandatory, according to Zhang Ping, spokesman with the provincial health authority.

"It is not a large-scale outbreak as the cases scatter around the province without any concentration in one particular place," Zhang said.

People's awareness of the disease has improved and local health organizations have strengthened monitoring and reporting, which also jointly drove up the number of patients, Zhang added.

In addition to launching morning check-ups in kindergartens and primary schools, the local government has reinforced surveillance on children moving in from other HFMD-hit regions, Zhang said.

He added that financial aid has been offered to families that are unable to afford the medical expenses for their children.

HFMD is caused by up to 20 types of virus such as the EV 71, Coxsackie A16 and Echo virus but has similar symptoms like a slight fever and rashes on hands and feet, and most of the cases involve young children under six.

So far, EV 71 is blamed for most of the 34 HFMD deaths in China.

 

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Re: China: EV-71 outbreak Kills 34 Children Nationwide, Approximately 27,500 Cases

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<TABLE class=td-rd cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="99%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=txt-b align=middle height=50>Anhui demands an immediate halt to recommend use of immunoglobulin, such as the prevention of Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease </TD></TR><TR><TD class=txt-s align=middle bgColor=#cccc99 height=20>

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2008-05-11 09</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> Anhui Provincial Health Department on May 10 briefing, Anhui Province CDC has issued an urgent circular calling for disease control departments around the Anhui people do a good job in correctly guiding hand, foot and mouth disease control and prevention measures, recommended the immediate cessation of immunoglobulin, such as the prevention of Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease.

Anhui Fuyang City Health Department informed of hand-foot-mouth disease epidemic, a few places in the so-called "inoculation human immunoglobulin or pneumonia vaccine can prevent Hand, Foot and mouth disease," the rumors. Disease control experts that took place in the hand, foot and mouth disease in Anhui Province, mainly by the EV71 virus-caused gastro-intestinal, at home and abroad there is no vaccine against the virus.

The Office of Anhui Provincial Health experts said that the prevention of Hand, Foot and mouth disease is the best way to educate the masses to develop good health habits, to "wash hands, drink water and eat cooked food, diligence ventilation, drying clothing." Anhui CDC requirements for disease prevention and control institutions at all levels and related health care institutions, according to the Ministry of Health, "Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease Control and Prevention guidelines," take the right prevention and control measures; disease prevention and control institutions, vaccination units and related health care institutions And health personnel, recommended to immediately stop the use of human immunoglobulin to prevent Hand, Foot and mouth disease to prevent a small number of lawless elements managed to entrap the masses. :tiphat: http://209.85.135.104/translate_c?h...a/zgkx/content/2008-05/11/content_4399225.htm
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Re: China: EV-71 outbreak Kills 34 Children Nationwide, Approximately 27,500 Cases

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Guangdong cases of Hand, Foot and mouth disease has not been concentrated outbreaks of 11,374 cases

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China's well-known respiratory disease expert Zhong Nanshan said that China is not currently appear on Hand, Foot and mouth disease outbreak.
According to a Xinhua report, the Guangdong Provincial Health Office the evening of 10 communications, as at May 10, the Guangdong Province were reported cases of Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease 11,374 cases and no new deaths and six cases of total deaths. At present, Guangdong Province confirmed cases of enterovirus EV71 for 59 cases.
Heyuan City in Guangdong on the 10th held at the city's sanitation and anti-epidemic prevention and control work and the meeting informed the city recently as hand, foot and mouth disease epidemic. Up at 6:00 on the 10th only, were found in the city and hand, foot and mouth disease treated 113 cases, of which the old NEW LUNG CHEN IND Longchuan County, a one-year-old neighborhood nine months of hand-foot-mouth disease suspected big boy, May 8 sent to hospital Diagnosis and treatment died on the way. Ye Weiqing, director of Heyuan city CDC said that the Children because of pulmonary edema caused difficulty in breathing and died.
In addition the Office of the Guangdong Provincial Health announced the evening of September, the town of Dongguan, Dalang 19 months of the suspected hand, foot and mouth disease killed the boy Zhu Yi, the tests confirmed EV71 virus died of intestinal infection, which is a result of Dongguan confirmed the first case of EV71 infection Death cases. Health departments in Dongguan, the boy found near the residence of seven of hand, foot and mouth disease-old boy, but no severe cases.
In addition, the famous Chinese respiratory disease expert Zhong Nanshan participating in the Singapore "for the next flu pandemic preparation - after five years of atypical pneumonia are the lessons" of public talks, said some people in China during this period of time have a number of Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease A significant increase in the illusion, one of the reasons why the Ministry of Health in May 2 to make a decision to hand, foot and mouth disease identified as Class C infectious diseases, reported cases increased significantly, and the other is experienced in 2003 after the SARS epidemic, the Chinese public Awareness and vigilance of infectious diseases have increased, coupled with the recent hand-foot-mouth disease on the publicity more knowledge, enhance people's awareness of treatment, hospital statistics to the increase in the number of cases.
Zhong Nanshan said that the cause hand, foot and mouth disease virus in the main, the EV71 virus, Coxsackie virus, and Egypt can be certain subtypes of the virus is most common. Which, by the EV71 virus infection caused by the hand, foot and mouth disease, the incubation period is shorter, with severe cases of a relatively large proportion. He stressed the need to prevent the virus from infected adults to the baby. Because of hand, foot and mouth disease virus in the majority of adults who does not work, but will-to-child transmission, therefore, care of children to adults more attention to health. :tiphat: http://209.85.171.104/translate_c?h...cc/society_focus/200805/t20080511_776741.html