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Jamaica: 2015 HFMD

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Editor, Senior Moderator
Source: http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/...k-hand-foot-and-mouth-disease-several-schools


Outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease in several schools
Published:Monday | September 28, 2015

The Ministry of Education is reporting that there is now an outbreak of the hand, foot and mouth disease in several schools.

The schools include the Bridgeport Infant and the Reliance Basic schools in Portmore, St Catherine which have been ordered closed.

The Ministry of Health says it has provided guidelines for the management of this virus in educational institutions...
 
Hand, foot and mouth disease now reported in 27 schools

Wednesday, September 30, 2015

THE Ministry of Education yesterday urged parents of children affected by the hand, food and mouth disease to keep them at home as the virus spreads to several more schools.

The South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), in a release last night, said the contagious disease has been reported in 27 schools, up from the nine reported on Monday.

Six of the affected schools are in Kingston and St Andrew, seven in St Thomas, and 14 in St Catherine. Seven additional schools were also being investigated in St Catherine, SERHA said.
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http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/Hand--foot-and-mouth-disease-now-reported-in-27-schools_19231280
 
Source: http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20151002/hand-foot-and-mouth-disease-reported-10-parishes


Hand, foot and mouth disease reported in 10 parishes
Published:Friday | October 2, 2015
Andre Poyser, Staff Reporter

In the latest update from the Ministry of Health all parishes with the exception of four have been affected by the Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD).

In a joint press conference with the Ministry of Education, Minister of Health, Dr Fenton Ferguson disclosed that as of yesterday there were 313 reported cases of HFMD from a total of 98 schools...
 
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