18 Chinese kids die of hand-foot-mouth disease in 3 months

Source: Xinhua  |   2009-3-27  |     ONLINE EDITION

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China reported 41,846 cases of hand-foot-mouth disease in its 30 provinces and regions excluding Tibet in the past three months, with 18 children dead, the Ministry of Health spokesman Deng Haihua said today.


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