Hand, Foot and mouth disease in Hong Kong
Posted on November 15, 2009Filed Under Hand-Foot-Mouth Disease Prevention | Leave a Comment
People’s Network June 27 Xinhua enterovirus 71 has not dissipated the haze, yesterday’s addition of three cases of infection, including a sick boy attending kindergarten is more like 19 people showed symptoms, the school suspended two weeks need to be disinfected . A CHP spokesman said that from May to August was infected with hand, foot and mouth disease and enterovirus type 71, the usual peak season and urged the public to be vigilant.
The Center spokesman said the case involved a 5-year-old boy, a 41-year-old man and a 5-month-old girl earlier obtained from their throat or stool specimen were confirmed to be intestinal virus 71 infection. This year has so far received 60 cases of EV-71 infection, and nearly the past four years combined.
5-year-old boy on the 20th of this month with fever, oral ulcers and rash over hands and feet with symptoms consulted a private doctor the following day, 23 admitted to Queen Mary Hospital and is now in stable condition. Boy attending kindergarten in Tin Wan Methodist and another 18 students and one staff from 6 to 17 month period had similar symptoms. The school has been
According to the CHP’s recommendation, the 17th of this month from the date of closure two weeks for thorough disinfection. The 18 affected children, a 3-year-old girl confirmed cases of Enterovirus-71. The girl’s 41-year-old father and 2-year-old sister also developed symptoms of hand, foot and mouth disease, has recovered.
According to Hong Kong’s Wen Wei Po reported that health officials in the three places a two-day meeting in Macao, joint prevention and control of infectious diseases, it was proposed to include hand, foot and mouth disease in the three places on a regular basis the list of notification of infectious diseases. Hong Kong CHP Dr Thomas Tsang said that this year the three to face the same problem of increasing cases of enterovirus infections, improved information will help as soon as possible to prevent.
8th joint meeting of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao this morning off against infectious diseases, The Venetian Macao Convention and Exhibition Center ballroom in the opening. Meeting was chaired by Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau to three experts on enterovirus infections, hand, foot and mouth disease epidemic prevention and control the introduction and control of vaccine-preventable diseases and conditions such as the subject of the exchange of views and discussion.
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