China: EV71 outbreak in China sparks criticisms

                   
globalvoicesonline.org     May 8, 2008            

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 ... [read full story]                

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Visitors From China to Be Screened for EV71

redorbit.com     May 6, 2008          

By Annie Freeda Cruez KUALA LUMPUR: With immediate effect, all visitors arriving from the provinces of Zhejiang, Anhui and Guangdong in China will be monitored for Enterovirus 71 or EV71. ... Health Minister Datuk Liow Tiong Lai said those who showed symptoms of the...                

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China struggling to come to grips with enterovirus 71

news-medical.net     May 8, 2008          

As health authorities in China struggle to come to grips with an outbreak of the intestinal virus EV71 or Enterovirus 71, the Ministry of Health is urging local health officials to step up public health education. ... With the death toll now at 28 and thousands more...                

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Death toll from China viral outbreak rises to 32, 24,934 infected

people.com.cn     May 9, 2008          

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 ... ... Contagious hand-foot-mouth...                

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China hails doctor for raising child virus alarm

alertnet.org     May 9, 2008          

Source: Reuters BEIJING, May 9 (Reuters) - A deadly strain of hand,foot and mouth disease has killed two more children in China, bringing the death toll in recent weeks to 32, state media said on Friday, as it ... ... BEIJING, May 9 (Reuters) - A deadly strain of...                

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China hails doctor for raising child virus alarm

thestar.com.my     May 9, 2008          

BEIJING (Reuters) - A deadly strain of hand, foot and mouth disease has killed two more children in China, bringing the death toll in recent weeks to 32, state media said on Friday, as it praised a doctor who alerted authorities to the epidemic. ... An eight-month-old...                

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Death toll from China viral outbreak rises to 32

people.com.cn     May 9, 2008          

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 ... ... Contagious hand-foot-mouth...                

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