Deadly virus infects 3,000 children in China
source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7379326.stm
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A child died on Thursday, bringing the death toll to 21, and a total of 2,946 children had been infected by Friday morning, Xinhua news agency said.
The number of children infected with EV71 - which is highly contagious - has risen sharply since the outbreak was disclosed on Sunday. Most of the victims have been children under the age of six."
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Purdey
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" Anhui Province sees 622 new EV71 virus cases; total exceeds 5,100
All kindergartens in Fuyang were ordered to remain closed following the May Day holiday that ended on Saturday, to help prevent the spread of the sometimes fatal virus."
Thats a single region, and only what they have decided to tell the world.
:-( - 4 years ago
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Purdey
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diode
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meh. population control. nature just does what it does.
- 4 years ago
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diode
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patsarts
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I wonder what the cause this is and is it waiting for us at our local grocery store? "Made In China" is really starting to cause me to read lables and buy local!
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patsarts
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Future_America
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I hope they can stop the Enterovirus 71.
- 4 years ago
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Future_America
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IriEonE
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Wow! Trip to China, canceled... I hope they can help these kids.
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IriEonE
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jabutle3
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Of course the story broke a late. It happened in China. The Chinese government edits Google. We buy everything from them. Why wouldn't they bury this story?
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jabutle3
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LaurenProper
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where the illness may develop from - product? environment?
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LaurenProper
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JanforGore
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They are killing their own people by poisoning the environment for profit.
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JanforGore
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tasidude
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should a country keep something under wraps for that long. If the chinese are JUST releasing the news of something so bad, what else could they be hiding?
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tasidude
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NcSchu
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This is the first time I've heard of this. 3000 children is a lot and it's a terrible thing to have happened. I'm not surprised it was kept under wraps as the state-run media always tries to make the country look as good as possible, but I hope more news organizations pick this up.
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NcSchu
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1percent
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Andromeda strain? Hmmmmm
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1percent
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oneparkave
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i second the notion. they also confirmed hand-foot-mouth disease:
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/02/content_8091942.htm - 4 years ago
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Peewong
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I don't want to play devil's advocate, but it is extremely suspcious that the breakout was in early March and was only reported now. I feel like this is just another cover-up attempt in hopes to shed a more reputable light on China as the Olympics approach.
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Peewong
