Hand, foot, mouth disease rises in Long Thanh district

05:08, 29/08/2011

(ĐN)- Hand Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD) is on the rise in in Long Thanh district, Dong Nai province. The desease has spread to 14 out of 15 communes in the district.

Illustrative image (Source: Internet)
Illustrative image (Source: Internet)
(ĐN)- Hand Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD) is on the rise in in Long Thanh district, Dong Nai province. The desease has spread to 14 out of 15 communes in the district.

As many as 193 children have infected with the disease since the beginning of the year with two children dead, according to a report from the district’s Medical Center.

The district has intensifed the sterilization of kindergartens and provided 400 kg of Chloramine B to prevent the spread of the disease.

Reported by Chi Tai