Infectious diseases killed nearly 1,700 Chinese in July
August 7th, 2012 - 11:15 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 7 (IANS) Infectious diseases killed a total of 1,669 people in China last month, with AIDS accounting for 70 percent of the deaths, the health ministry said Tuesday.As ... Read more...
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56 Cambodian kids die of unknown disease
July 7th, 2012 - 12:06 am ICT by IANS
Phnom Penh, July 6 (IANS) At least 56 children have been killed by an unknown disease in Cambodia in the past three months, the ministry of health and the World ... Read more...
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11,000 hit by hand-foot-mouth disease in China
March 31st, 2012 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 31 (IANS) More than 11,000 people have been affected and at least four have died from the infectious hand-foot-mouth disease in a Chinese province, health authorities said Saturday.During ... Read more...
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11 dead in Vietnam from hand-foot-mouth disease
March 15th, 2012 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANS
Hanoi, March 15 (IANS) At least 11 people have died and more than 12,400 cases of hand-foot-mouth (HFM) disease have been reported in Vietnam this year, a media report said ... Read more...
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1,600 Chinese die of infectious diseases
September 10th, 2010 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 10 (IANS) Around 1,600 people died of infectious diseases in China in August, the ministry of health said Friday.
A total of 1,535 people died due to diseases like viral hepatitis, ... Read more...
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1,600 Chinese died of infectious diseases in June
July 10th, 2010 - 12:50 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 9 (IANS) Over 1,600 people in China died of infectious diseases out of a total of 806,110 cases reported in June, the ministry of health said Friday.
Of these cases, only ... Read more...
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200,000 Chinese children suffer from hand-foot-mouth disease
April 27th, 2010 - 9:21 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 27 (IANS) Over 200,000 children in China have been infected by the hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD) in 2010 and 94 of them have died from the illness so far this year.
Parents ... Read more...
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Intestinal infection toll mounts to 34 in China
May 9th, 2008 - 6:18 pm ICT by admin
Xinhua
Hefei (China), May 9 (Xinhua) The toll in hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD) in China rose to 34 Friday with two more deaths reported from the eastern province of Anhui as nearly 25,000 people, ... Read more...
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28 die in China’s hand-foot-mouth disease
May 7th, 2008 - 10:37 pm ICT by admin
Xinhua
Beijing, May 7 (Xinhua) The toll in China's hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD) rose to 28 Wednesday with the number of infected going past 16,000, according to a Xinhua tally based on official figures ... Read more...
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Chinese doctors, officials punished for negligence
May 5th, 2008 - 11:15 pm ICT by admin
Xinhua
Hefei (China), May 5 (Xinhua) Authorities in east China's Anhui province have taken disciplinary actions against 10 doctors and officials for negligence of duties in handling the hand-foot-mouth disease that has caused ... Read more...
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China warns of increase in hand-foot-mouth disease
May 3rd, 2008 - 4:51 pm ICT by admin
Xinhua
Beijing, May 3 (Xinhua) China Saturday warned that cases of hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD) in the country might increase during the peak seasons for the disease in June and July. This year, more ... Read more...
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