Cases of hand-foot-mouth disease soar

10:06, 18/06/2013

(ĐN)- According to the report of Dong Nai province’s Preventive Healthcare Centre, the number of hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD) is still increasing at some localities in the province with 150-200 cases per month.

(ĐN)- According to the report of Dong Nai province’s Preventive Healthcare Centre, the number of hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD) is still increasing at some localities in the province with 150-200 cases per month.

Since the beginning of the year, more than 3,000 people in Dong Nai contracted hand-foot-mouth disease, a 54% year-on-year increase.

Currently, the province’s health sector is trying to curb the epidemic by strengthening propagation as well as preventive work in co-ordination with district level health agencies.

Reported by P.L