Five more Chinese children have died of hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD), Xinhua quoted officials as saying, taking the national toll to 39, but the epidemic is said to have been brought under control with more children being discharged from hospitals. Health authorities in east China's Anhui Province on Saturday confirmed that a girl had died of HFMD caused by the enterovirus 71 (EV71). The girl was reportedly admitted to a local hospital last Wednesday. Her condition quickly worsened, and she was transferred to Fuyang City Hospital later that day but died early Thursday. Another death was reported in Hainan and three others in Guangdong. No further details about these four cases are available.
