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DOH logs 327 HFMD cases in Bicol since January

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Health authorities advised the public to practice good hygiene after 327 cases of hand, foot, and mouth disease were noted in the whole Bicol region since January. /PDI

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Francia Genorga, coordinator for the infectious disease cluster of the DOH-Center for Health Development in Bicol, 257 of these cases were monitored in children in various communities.HFMD is a common infectious disease among children and is caused by a group of enteroviruses, including Coxsackievirus A16 and Enterovirus 71 .

 

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