Philippines tallies 39,893 hand, foot, mouth disease cases since January


MANILA (Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday reported that it has tallied 2,525 cases of the highly contagious hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) in just one week, bringing the total number of cases to 39,893 recorded from January to Aug. 16.

The agency said around 50 percent of the cases were detected in children aged one to three years old.

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