ProMED updateA review of emerging diseases reported on ProMED-mail http://www.promedmail.org

摘要

Enterovirus in AsiaThe most recent reports on ProMED mail (17th May, 2008) state that there have been almost 25,000 confirmed cases of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) in China (ProMED Mail archive number 20080517.1655). This massive epidemic has been caused by enterovirus 71 (EV71), and has resulted in the deaths of 42 children. Most fatalities have been due to serious complications of EV71, such as neurogenic pulmonary oedema. The outbreak has been centred on Fuyang City, Anhui Province, China.