The Thai government has issued a public health advisory warning parents to be on the alert for hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD), a contagious illness that spreads rapidly among young children ...

The Department of Disease Control has confirmed that Thailand is facing an outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD), a highly contagious viral disease primarily affecting children under the age ...

Two receptors have now been identified for the virus behind severe hand, foot and mouth disease ( pages 794–797 and 798–801 ).

Purpose The childhood hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) sequelae cohort study (HNHFMDCS) is an ambispective cohort study of patients with HFMD based in Henan Province, China, consisting of patients ...

Epidemiology of hand, foot, and mouth disease outbreaks before and during availability of EV-A71 vaccine in China's mainland: ... Coxsackievirus A6: a new emerging pathogen causing hand, foot and ...

EV-A71 vaccination was effective in preventing non-severe hand, foot, and mouth disease associated with EV-A71 virus infection in children aged 6–71 months, and we found evidence that one dose of ...

A follow-up investigation by a State veterinarian led to the collection of biological samples, which were sent to the Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute (OVI). Laboratory analysis confirmed the ...

The North West Department of Agriculture and Rural Development confirms an outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease in Dr Kenneth Kaunda District, specifically in the JB Marks Local Municipality In the ...

An outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease has been confirmed in North West Province, prompting urgent measures from the Department of Agriculture. Farmers and veterinarians are urged to remain ...

The North West Department of Agriculture and Rural Development confirms an outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease in Dr Kenneth Kaunda District, specifically in the JB Marks Local Municipality In the ...

Cabinet has welcomed the swift response by the Department of Agriculture following an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) that has mostly affected KZN, Mpumalanga and Gauteng. “Despite the ...

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