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BEIJING: A young boy has died in southern China from what was
probably hand, foot and mouth disease, health authorities there said
Saturday, raising fears the virus had spread from its epicenter
further north. The 18-month-old died Friday in Foshan City,
Guangdong province, bordering Hong Kong, the provincial health
department said in a statement posted on its website. It is feared
the case was due to an intestinal virus known as Enterovirus 71, or
EV71, an official with the department said, citing the results of
preliminary checks by the provincial disease prevention control
center.
-- AFP
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