New disease outbreaks in China; 12K children infected

By HENRY SANDERSON, Associated Press Writer, Medicine & Health / Diseases

A child suspected of carrying the EV-71 virus receives treatment in a hospital in Hefei in central China's Anhui province Monday May 5, 2008. More than 11,900 children have been reported sick with hand, foot and mouth disease in China, and at least 26 of those cases have died, according to China's Xinhua News Agency. (AP Photo)

(AP) -- New outbreaks reported Tuesday in three Chinese provinces and Beijing put the number of children infected with hand, foot and mouth disease above 12,000 and the death toll has risen to at least 26 across the country.

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