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WHO | Severe complications of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) caused by EV-71 in Cambodia – conclusion of the joint investigation

A SEVERE form of hand, foot and mouth disease has caused dozens of deaths of Cambodian children since April from a previously undiagnosed condition.

DOH ISSUES UPDATE ON CAMBODIA UNKNOWN DISEASE

It’s back to basics: Just wash your hands thoroughly and frequently, and observe strict personal hygiene to prevent the spread of the so-called “mysterious disease”

The Department of Health on Monday encouraged the public to take several precautionary measures against hand, foot, and mouth disease

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Scientists identified this 'mystery killer' virus as a strain of hand, foot and mouth disease that killed 64 kids in Cambodia and put neighbors, like the Philippines, on alert

It's not bird flu or SARS, and nor does it appear to be contagious..

Cambodian health officials said Sunday that they have identified the mysterious illness that killed at least 64 children in the past three months.

Quarantine officials at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) are closely monitoring arriving passengers, specially those coming from or had a stopover in Cambodia.

Scientists identify illness that killed 64 children as Enterovirus 71, a strain of hand, foot and mouth disease.

Health experts working to identify an illness that has killed dozens of children in Cambodia found a link to a virus that causes hand, foot and mouth disease, the UN health agency said on Monday.

The Bureau of Quarantine and International Health Surveillance has alerted airlines to be on the lookout for passengers on board flights from Cambodia with fever, its chief said on Monday.

Health authorities are not yet recommending a travel advisory to Cambodia amid fears about a mysterious respiratory disease that has killed at least 61 children there.

Philippine health and airport authorities are closely monitoring passengers arriving from Cambodia

The Philippines has stepped up screening of airport arrivals to prevent the entry of a mysterious disease that has killed 60 children in Cambodia, the health secretary said on Saturday.

Philippine health officials are on the alert against a mysterious illness that has killed dozens of children in Cambodia. 

Health officials from the highest levels of government have urged the international airports to step up their screening processes of incoming overseas travelers

Increased monitoring against the 'mystery illness' affecting children in Cambodia are being put in place to prevent it from entering the Philippines

MANILA (Updated 4:33 p.m.) -- The Department of Health (DOH) in the Philippines has directed the Bureau of Quarantine to increase the screening of all arriving travelers after a “mystery disease” ...