Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease in Vietnam

CDC, December 12, 2011

The Vietnamese Ministry of Health has confirmed an outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) attributed to enterovirus 71 (EV71). The outbreak is concentrated in the southern part of the country, but cases have been reported from all regions. Cities and provinces with the highest HFMD number of deaths are Ho Chi Minh City, Dong Nai, Binh Duong, Long An, Ba Ria-Vung Tau, Bac Lieu, Dong Tap, Tien Giang, and Quang Ngai. As of mid-October 2011, Vietnam had reported 80,000 cases of HFMD and 137 deaths.

As in other outbreaks of EV71 HFMD reported in Southeast Asia since 1997, a small proportion of children with the disease have developed severe, often fatal complications, including encephalitis (swelling of the brain).

http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/notices/outbreak-notice/hand-foot-mouth-vietnam.htm

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