China reports first death in capital from virus sickening young children across country
                   
startribune.com     May 14, 2008            

By CARA ANNA , Associated Press BEIJING - China's capital reported Wednesday its first death from the hand, foot and mouth disease virus that has sickened tens of thousands of children across the country and killed at least 42 people. The child died Sunday on the way to a hospital, the state-run... [read full story]                    


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