China says hand, foot and mouth disease spreading among children

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A child stricken with the intestinal virus identified as enterovirus 71 or EV-71 rest at a hospital in Fuyang central Chinas Anhui province Sunday May 4 2008. A highly infectious virus that has killed 24 children in China is unlikely to be a threat t ...
A child stricken with the intestinal virus, identified as enterovirus 71 or EV-71, rest at a hospital in Fuyang, central China's Anhui province, Sunday, May 4, 2008. A highly infectious virus that has killed 24 children in China is unlikely to be a threat to the Beijing Olympics, although it is too early to tell whether it has peaked, the World Health Organization said Sunday. (AP Photo)

(AP) -- China reported a jump Monday in the number of children sickened with hand, foot and mouth disease, saying more than 11,900 cases have been reported.


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