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PRO/EDR> Hand, foot & mouth disease update (03): China

Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease -- ChinaMore than 140 000 people have been infected with hand-foot-mouth disease [HFMD] and 6 died from the disease in China this year [2018], according to China's Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).As of 20 Apr 2018, a total of 141 978 cases had been reported, with 6 deaths and 581 in critical condition. The disease incidence rate was lower than the same period of last year [2017], the CDC said in a statement.Zhang Jing, researcher with the CDC, said HFMD Read more [...]