HFMD scare on Sa Kaew border
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Sa Kaew Provincial Governor Sanit Naksuksri yesterday issued an alert regarding a dangerous strain of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD).
He said Cambodian authorities reportedly were unable to get it under control and had called on the World Health Organisation's help.
Schools were told to keep clean and health services to report any suspicious cases to the surveillance and rapid response team (SRRT) and to the provincial health office immediately.
Following news of a dangerous strain of HFMD killing 64 people and leaving 66 children sick, Cambodian vendors at the Rong Kleu border market yesterday took their schoolchildren to the Thai side. Thai border authorities conducted a random health check on the children and handed out leaflets about HFMD.
