Yunnan, China HFMD death toll increased by 1300%

[Ronan Kelly]

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Yunnan, China HFMD death toll increased by 1300% the first year at 14:02 on April 29, 2011
Source: Journal of Kunming: Mao Yanan
As of now, the number of deaths of HFMD in Yunnan Province ranked first in the total incidence of severe cases and the number of ranking the third place. Yesterday from the Provincial Health Office was informed that this year, foot and mouth disease to the trend of rapid development in the province, the current situation is very grim.

Provincial CDC teleconference held yesterday, the famous pediatrician in Kunming, the province through remote video systems, and medical institutions across the province carried out the relevant medical staff knowledge of HFMD prevention and control training.

The reporter learned from relevant departments that this year, the province hand, foot and mouth disease increased substantially over last year. According to statistics, the reported incidence rate increased by 172.53% over last year; reports of severe cases increased by 1,057 percent over last year, reporting mortality rates increased over 1300% over the same period last year.

Statistical analysis showed that the province's total number of hand, foot and mouth disease and severe cases of the third largest in the country, ranking first in number of deaths; province incidence of two counties in the nation the top five.

Kunming City Bureau of Health also reported this week: This year 1 January to 20 April, Kunming, reported a total of confirmed cases of hand, foot and mouth disease in 2589 cases, the incidence rate of 41.23/10 million, representing an increase of 93% over the same period last year; severe cases, 105 cases, representing an increase of 100 cases last year, and 5 died. Disease mainly in children under 6 years old and preschool children scattered; cases were mainly infected with EV71, Coxsackie A group of 16 one-third.

Authority of the experts said, foot and mouth disease prevention and control difficult, the lack of specific and effective prevention and control measures. Latent infection and asymptomatic virus carriers are the source of infection, the incubation period for patients with highly infectious, disease can be discharged after virus from the feces and toxins for a long time; transmission complex, spread fast, densely populated places within a short time can cause a pandemic. Currently, hand, foot and mouth disease without vaccination and specific treatments.

For the high incidence of hand, foot and mouth disease epidemic situation, the provincial health department put forward five requirements, all levels of medical institutions and relevant departments should further strengthen the implementation of prevention and control, increase health promotion, so that parents of children with early detection of sick children early treatment to reduce the chances of infection of children; strengthening the surveillance reports, scientific judgments epidemic trends; strengthen key areas of prevention and control measures to effectively control the spread of the disease, carry out investigation work, and clusters of cases of epidemic cases disposed of; hand, foot and medical staff to strengthen grass-roots and mouth disease prevention and control knowledge, training to improve prevention and control capabilities; strengthening treatment to severe cases, efforts to reduce mortality. (Xinhua Mao Yanan)
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[Ronan Kelly]

Re: Yunnan, China HFMD death toll increased by 1300%

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Yunnan, 22 people died of HFMD experts advise adults to avoid as the source of infection
Source: China News at 15:38 on June 15th 2011 I Laiyueliangju (6) Copy the link to the print medium and small medium and small medium and small BEIJING, June 15 Xinhua Kunming each year in May to August for the hand, foot and mouth high incidence of disease, the latest from the Yunnan Provincial Health Office of Statistics data show that: As of June 9, Yunnan Province reported a total of 22 cases of hand, foot and mouth disease deaths, the number of deaths in the nation first. In this regard, Du, MD, director of Children's Hospital of Kunming, Zeng said the disease occurs in infants and young children, although many groups, but adults should pay attention to prevention, to avoid becoming a source of infection.

Disease Control Bureau of Yunnan Province, according to statistics, as of June 9, County of Yunnan Province reported 127 HFMD cases, only two counties reported no cases, the incidence rate of 47% increase over last year, incidence ranked 10th in the country. Total of 793 cases of severe cases, death in 22 cases, deaths in 14 cases more than last year, the number of deaths continued to hold the first in the country. Currently, the majority of scattered incidence of children, the incidence rate of 67%, deaths are also scattered children, the youngest 4 months, maximum of 4 years.

HFMD is caused by intestinal viruses of the most common intestinal diseases. The disease mostly occurs in infants and young children group, an incubation period of 2-10 days. Mode of transmission of the disease varied, spread mainly through close contact with the crowd. Fecal - oral transmission as the most important mode of transmission of the virus through saliva, herpes fluid, feces contaminated hands, towels, tooth cups, toys, utensils, milk with and bedding, underwear, etc., causing indirect contact transmission; patients with throat secretions and saliva the virus can be spread by droplets; such as exposure to water contaminated by the virus can also be infected by the water; out-patient cross-infection and disinfection of dental instruments and other reasons fail HFMD is one of the reasons.

Mrs Zeng said, because the immune system a better adult, adult if HFMD is generally not the disease, a latent infection without any symptoms, but latent infection will be ranked after the big virus in children with HFMD the same as source of infection, hand, foot and mouth disease will spread. Therefore, hand, foot and mouth disease latent infection also need to do adult protection, washing hands frequently to avoid infecting their children.

Facing a serious epidemic situation, Yunnan Province Health Department requires the implementation of primary health care institutions specifically responsible for the system, door to door found in children; well above the county level pre hospital triage work, severe in children admitted to hospital in time, and isolation disinfection of wards and wards in a timely manner. Health departments and education departments jointly issued a document required to do morning check nurseries, afternoon inspection, non-attendance tracking surveys, etc., in the event a week or more cases of class 2 cases, schools have more than 5 cases of the phenomenon of cases, must be promptly closed. (End)
(Editor: UN901
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