China has made it mandatory for health care providers to report all cases of a viral illness that has sickened thousands of young children across the country, as the death toll rose Wednesday to 28.
So far there have been 15,799 cases of hand,...
BEIJING -- The United States is offering to help China in its fight against a viral infection that has killed 34 children, including two reported Friday, and sickened thousands of others.
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt is...
The incidence of hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD) in China has continued to surge, claiming 34 lives in the country. According to the state media, the deadly Enterovirus 71 (EV71), a strain of what is often called hand, foot and mouth disease, has so...
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