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Tuesday, July 24, 2012

2 More Cambodian Kids Killed by Hand, Foot, Mouth Disease over Weekend

2 More Cambodian Kids Killed by Hand, Foot, Mouth Disease over Weekend
2012-07-24 19:34:04 Xinhua Web Editor: Liuyuanhui
Three more Cambodian children were tested positive for Enterovirus 71 (EV-71) over the weekend and two of them were killed by the disease, bringing the death toll to 56 since April, a senior health official said Tuesday.
Ly Sovann, deputy director of the Health Ministry's communicable disease control department, told Xinhua that the two dead children were in Kampong Cham province, some 124 km east of Phnom Penh, and the other one is recovering from the disease at the Kantha Bopha Children's Hospital in Siem Reap province...

http://english.cri.cn/6966/2012/07/24/2561s713441.htm