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Thursday, July 8, 2010

Hong Kong : HFMD and EV71 situation update

From Hong Kong's DOH :

" A spokesman for the Department of Health said reports about one enterovirus 71 infection and six hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) institutional outbreaks were received during the 24 hours ending at noon today (July 7).

This brings to 545 the cumulative total number of HFMD institutional outbreaks in 2010.

The new school outbreaks were in Eastern, Kowloon City, Kwun Tong, Sham Shui Po and Islands.

One school is closed due to an HFMD outbreak."

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