China Reports EV71 Intestinal Virus Hits 1,900 Kids, 20 Fatally
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
Chinese authorities revealed nearly 1,900 young children have been stricken within the past two months, 20 of them fatally, by the enterovirus 71 intestinal virus. The health ministry said the outbreak has spread beyond the one province that began reporting the incidents and it does not expect the increase in cases to peak until June or July. The children affected are between two and six years old. (Click here for more
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