Wikio - Enterovirus 71

178 enterovirus cases reported in Macao (People Daily)

Fri, 16 May 2008 00:21:28 GMT

A total of 178 enterovirus cases, including 17 EV 71 infections, were confirmed in Macao to date, the Department of Heath (SSM) of the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) announced on Thursday. The SSM said in a press statemen ...

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Enterovirus 71 Hits Beijing (Wake Up America)

Wed, 14 May 2008 17:25:00 GMT

Health The first reports of the Enterovirus 71 (EV71) infecting children in China's Capital of Beijing were confirmed today. 24,934 children in China have become sickened with this enterovirus and 42 children have died. EV71 is also known as hand-foot-mouth disease and has no relation to the foot-and-mouth disease found in animals. According to China's state media, the first two casualties...

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Drop in HFMD cases but EV71 cases up (Chanel News Asia )

Tue, 13 May 2008 08:44:01 GMT

SINGAPORE : The circulation of the Enterovirus 71 (EV71) strain is still high among cases of Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD) reported in Singapore.

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Death toll in China now at 39 as 5 more children die from enterovirus 71 (Medical,Health News and Articles)

Tue, 13 May 2008 05:57:29 GMT

Disease/Infection News The death toll in China from enterovirus 71 (EV71) has risen to 39 with the deaths of five more children; EV71 belongs to the same family as the polio virus and is a strain of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD).While health officials claim the outbreak has been brought under control, children continue [...]

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Fuyang Media’s Silence During EV71 Epidemic (China Digital Times)

Sun, 11 May 2008 05:14:00 GMT

The hand foot and mouth disease outbreak seems like a local version of the 2003 SARS epidemic. And there's one more similarity: the silence of the local media. A commentary translated by CDT from the Beijing News: I am the father of a five-year-old, and I have been closely following the ...

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Two More Children Die Of Virus In China (The Post Chronicle)

Fri, 09 May 2008 18:55:35 GMT

Health authorities in the eastern province said the two children died of HFMD, caused by the enterovirus 71 or EV71 virus, Xinhua reported....

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Two more children die of virus in China (News: Moldova.org: Politics)

Fri, 09 May 2008 11:05:00 GMT

Two children died Friday of hand-foot-mouth viral disease in China's worst affected Anhui province, bringing the nation's death toll due to the illness to 34.Health authorities in the eastern province said the two children died of HFMD, caused by the enterovirus 71 or EV71 virus, Xinhua reported.Health experts said HFMD can be caused by many intestinal viruses but EV71 and Cox A16 were the most...

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China: EV71 outbreak in China sparks criticisms (Global Voices Online)

Thu, 08 May 2008 02:19:22 GMT

While not bird flu related, the recent outbreak of HFMD (Hand Foot and Mouth Disease) in China gives us an opportunity to see how the Chinese government responds to an epidemic. During the weekend china issued a countrywide alert to control the disease as it is also spreading in many other parts [...]

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China battles deadly EV-71 virus (OTB News)

Thu, 08 May 2008 01:54:40 GMT

More than 15,000 have been infected, and 28 children have died. Chinese authorities have ordered local health officials to swiftly report all new cases of a fast-moving virus blamed for killing 28 [...]

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China battles deadly EV-71 virus (LA Times)

Thu, 08 May 2008 00:50:00 GMT

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Virus not to have any affect on the Olympics? :: Beijing Olympics Blog (Chinalyst - China blogs in English)

Wed, 07 May 2008 12:56:00 GMT

The outbreak of the E71 or Enterovirus 71 virus will not have any impact on the Beijing Olympics according to Hans Troedsson, a WHO China representative. And the reason why? “Because the virus mainly infects infants and children.” How about people who are planning to bring their children to the Olympic Games? I don't want to sound alarmist, but surely there needs to be some degree of concern....

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China: EV71 Claims 28th Victim, Authorities Warn of Possible `Mass Outbreak' (Avian Flu Diary)

Wed, 07 May 2008 10:58:00 GMT

... testing and several expert consultations were conducted at the national level. On April 23 , EV-71 was confirmed. Health authorities informed WHO and Hong Kong SAR Department of Health and the Province of Taiwan's Department of Health immediately on these results. For a detailed look at the EV71 virus , and HFMD , you can go here . China virus death toll climbs to 28 amid warning of mass outbreak...

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More preschools, day cares temporarily closing amid EV-71 virus (The Earth Times Online Newspaper)

Wed, 07 May 2008 00:28:01 GMT

Singapore - More preschools and childcare centres in Singapore have been told to close amid increasing cases of a virulent strain of hand, food, and mouth disease (HFMD), health officials said Wednesday. Tests show that 26 per cent of the 10,490 children infected so far this year contracted the EV-71 virus that has killed 26 youngsters in China. No fatalities have been reported in the outbreak in the...

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Deadly virus spreads in China (WorldBlog)

Tue, 06 May 2008 20:03:00 GMT

Chinese parents are worried that a deadly virus, known as EV71, will continue its spread throughout the country. NBC News' Mark Mullen reports from Beijing. VIDEO: Deadly virus spreads in China...( read more )

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Virus sickening Chinese children spreads (1913 Intel)

Tue, 06 May 2008 12:32:27 GMT

China reported a jump today in the number of children sickened with hand, foot and mouth disease, saying more than 9,700 cases have been reported. At least 24 deaths in the central province of Anhui and Guangdong province in the south have been blamed on enterovirus 71, one of several viruses that cause the disease, the [...]

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China Says Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease Spreading (Sci-Tech Today)

Tue, 06 May 2008 12:18:10 GMT

China reported a jump Monday in the number of children sickened with hand, foot and mouth disease, saying more than 9,700 cases have been reported. At least 24 deaths in the central province of Anhui and Guangdong province in the south have been blamed on enterovirus 71, one of several viruses that cause the disease, the official Xinhua News Agency said. Two other children -- one in Guangdong...

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WHO Pledges Support As EV-71 Cases Rise to 12,000 (Avian Flu Diary)

Tue, 06 May 2008 11:59:00 GMT

... So far, all the victims have been children, mostly below 6 years old. Those sickened by EV71 often have serious symptoms. It can also lead to meningitis, encephalitis, pulmonary edema and paralysis in some children. The ministry asked hospitals for daily reports on the disease and told local health departments to report emergencies promptly and spend more on research into the disease.

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Hand, foot and mouth disease in Beijing (Danwei)

suggest@danwei.org (Jeremy Goldkorn) — Tue, 06 May 2008 09:34:57 GMT

On CCTV too Xinhua published a report yesterday saying that all 18 districts of Beijing have reported outbreaks of hand, foot and mouth disease, caused by the EV71 virus intestinal virus. The first cases of the disease were reported in Fuyang, Anhui Province (see Danwei report of April 28). Yesterday's Xinhua report says that a total of 1,482 infections have been reported in Beijing. 818 of them were...

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Hand, foot and mouth disease in Beijing :: Danwei (Chinalyst - China blogs in English)

Tue, 06 May 2008 09:34:00 GMT

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China virus spreads to the capital (Circle of 13)

Tue, 06 May 2008 08:03:00 GMT

The number of people affected by the deadly EV-71 virus has risen to more than 9,000, including people in Beijing, Chinese officials have said. Beijing health officials said on Monday that there were 1,482 reported cases of the infection in the capital. At least 26 children have died so far from the severe form of foot and mouth disease. Officials said the city health authorities were on high alert...

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