Tag: HFMD

Protecting Your Child from HFM Disease – Risks and Prevention Tips

November 27, 2024

By Dr Wong Weng Keong, Consultant Paediatrician at Bukit Tinggi Medical Centre (BTMC) Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease (HFMD) is a common and highly contagious viral illness that primarily affects children under five but can occur in people of any […]

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Health Ministry says no EV-71 in Malaysia

July 16, 2012

MALAYSIA –  The country’s Health Ministry announced that the deadly enterovirus 71 (EV-71) that killed at least 52 children in Cambodia has not entered the country. Health Minister Liow Tiong Lai (see insert photo) said that there was one patient […]

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EV-71 in Thailand still under control

July 13, 2012

THAILAND – Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) in Thailand is under control thanks to measures put in place to prevent a virulent strain from spreading to Thailand from Cambodia, Deputy Public Health Minister Surawit Khonsomboon said yesterday. Extraordinary surveillance […]

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