Beijing reports first child virus death

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This study reports the first death from the hand, foot and mouth disease virus that has sickened tens of thousands of children across the country and killed at least forty-two people.

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China orders heightened efforts to stop deadly virus

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Before long, the outbreak of enterovirus 71, a type of hand, foot and mouth disease that children are susceptible to in Fuyang city has been paid close attention to, which is another headache for the communist government as it prepares for the Beijing Olympics already tarnished by an uprising among Tibetans and an international torch relay disrupted by protests. And China's Health Ministry ordered heightened efforts to stem the spread of infectious diseases Saturday following an outbreak of a virus

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