DOH logs 327 HFMD cases in Bicol since January

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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