Deadly virus found in 2-year-old girl who died: Thailand #EV71

Sunday, Jul 22, 2012

The deadly Enterovirus 71 has been found in the throat of a two-year-old who died at a Bangkok hospital last week although the child had no symptoms of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD).

Dr Passakorn Chaiwanich, director of Nopparat Rajathanee Hospital, where the girl died, said yesterday that doctors found the deadly virus - responsible for the death of dozens of Cambodian children recently - in the Thai girl's throat but no symptoms had been recognised. He said that the virus attacked the victim's lungs, brain and heart.

Permanent Secretary for Health Paijit Warachit had said on Thursday that the girl's death, on that same day, was not caused by the HFMD contagion..

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