Purpose The childhood hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) sequelae cohort study (HNHFMDCS) is an ambispective cohort study of patients with HFMD based in Henan Province, China, consisting of patients ...

Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) is a contagious disease of childhood caused by a variety of enteroviruses, the most common of which are Enterovirus A 71 (EV-A71) and Coxsackievirus A 16 (CV-A16).

EV-A71 vaccination was effective in preventing non-severe hand, foot, and mouth disease associated with EV-A71 virus infection in children aged 6–71 months, and we found evidence that one dose of ...

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South Africa is building up vaccine stocks and expanding inoculations to fight a worsening foot-and-mouth disease outbreak, the agriculture ministry said, as the country faces threats to beef ...

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Friday (Jun. 6) received the certificate recognizing Brazil’s status as a country free of foot-and-mouth disease without vaccination.

Why did you do this work? Varicella zoster virus (VZV) can cause serious health complications in both children and adults.1 2 In November 2023, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation ...

UK ‘not prepared’ for major animal disease outbreak like foot and mouth or bird flu. Watchdog calls for urgent action after government admits there is a “very high” risk of an outbreak to ...

South Africa’s largest beef producer announced that it had discovered foot-and-mouth disease at its biggest feedlot. Here’s an explanation of what the disease is, how it spreads, and what it could ...

HIEDELBERG, GAUTENG - A case of Foot and Mouth Disease has been confirmed at the Karan Beef facility in Heidelberg. As a precautionary measure, the facility was placed under pre-emptive quarantine ...

Karan Beef, South Africa’s largest beef producer, has confirmed an outbreak of foot and mouth disease (FMD) at its Heidelberg feedlot in Gauteng. BusinessTech reports that the facility spans 2 ...