The Nation July 23, 2012 1:00 am
Department of Disease Control chief Dr Pornthep Siriwanarangsan yesterday advised the public not to panic over the discovery that a toddler had died at a Bangkok hospital from an Enterovirus 71 (EV71) infection.
Pornthep said the Nopparat Hospital had sent the virus found in the 2-year-old for analysis at the Department of Medical Sciences.
Pornthep advised parents to take early hospital treatment if they suspected their child was infected, otherwise it could be too late to fight it.
Department spokesman, Dr Wattana Uwanit, said officials are testing if the virus found in the body of the toddler had undergone a significant mutation that might cause it to become more viral...
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