China virus death toll reaches 34 May 9, 2008
The Health Ministry said HFMD incidence in the worst-hit city of Fuyang in Anhui province was declining with discharged patients outnumbering those getting admitted for the first time. China reported 80,000 cases of HFMD last year, including 17 fatal ones. (Hindustan Times)
U.S. offers assistance in tackling HFMD outbreak in China May 9, 2008
Ran Xiangui, deputy director of Fuyang No 2 Hospital -- which the local health bureau has designated as the city's main treatment facility -- told China Daily that several measures were being taken to control the disease, including the administration of antiviral and immunity boosting injections of steroids and human immune serum globulin. "We have an ample and safe supply of the drugs, and all necessary equipment, such as respirators and monitors," he said. (Xinhuanet, China)
Health Officials Battling Child Disease in China May 8, 2008
" Most of the EV-71 cases in China have been centered around Fuyang, in central Anhui Province. Troedsson says he believes doctors at first did not know what they were dealing with, because patients were displaying symptoms not typical for hand, foot and mouth disease. "And, when the clinicians tried to diagnose it, they looked for other causes that could be severe, including avian influenza and SARS and so on, which was all negative," he explained. "Just later, they could identify that this was... (Voice of America)
* China punishes doctors, officials over outbreak May 8, 2008
Two doctors at a hospital in Fuyang City were given demerits for not treating a patient with the virus properly, Xinhua said, without elaborating on the punishments ... Fuyang City is where 22 people have died from EV71 ... Sections of Chinas state-run media have been highly critical of how authorities in Fuyang handled the outbreak, because children first started falling ill in March but the problem was not made public until last week. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
China says Beijing Olympics "basically" carbon neutral May 8, 2008
A doctor examines a child for signs of hand, foot and mouth disease at a hospital in Fuyang, Anhui province, May 8, 2008. China should expect more cases of hand, foot. (AlertNet)
China virus spreads, claims 27th victim: state media May 8, 2008
Twenty-two of the deaths have occurred in one Anhui city, Fuyang, and the province has seen more than 5,000 cases. Yahoo. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Paralysing virus strikes China ahead of Olympics May 8, 2008
Added to the problems of Beijing's , protests in support of Tibet, and the daft mission to take the Olympic torch up mount Everest being , an outbreak of the deadly enterovirus 71 in the city of Fuyang, south of the capital. As of Friday, 22 had been killed and almost 1,000 hospitalized by the virus, which in mild cases causes flu-like symptoms but in the worst cases leads to brain swelling, paralysis and death. (Nature News Service)
Death toll from China viral outbreak rises to 30 May 8, 2008
Two experts (1st, 2nd L) from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention do experiments at the virus lab of the Fuyang Disease Control Center in Fuyang, east China's Anhui Province, May 6, 2008. Medical experts sent by China's Ministry of Health set up a virus lab in Fuyang to do scientific research in enterovirus 71, or EV71. (Xinhuanet, China)
China Cracks Down On Kid-Killing Virus May 8, 2008
A child infected with enterovirus 71 receives treatment at a hospital in Fuyang in central China's Anhui province Tuesday May 6, 2008. More than 11,900 children have been reported sick with hand, foot and mouth disease in China, and at least 28 of those cases have died, according to China's Xinhua News Agency. (CBS News -- World)
Virus in China kills 28 children in China May 7, 2008
Provincial government restricts movement in and out of hard-hit Fuyang ... A Chinese nurse injects a child infected by Enterovirus 71 in Fuyang City ... The deaths are blamed on enterovirus 71, or EV-71, one of the most common causes of HFMD. All of the deaths occurred in Fuyang City. (CNN -- International)
Doctors punished... May 7, 2008
Two doctors at a hospital in Fuyang city were given demerits for not treating a patient with the virus properly, according to Xinhua, without elaborating on the punishments ... Fuyang city is where 22 people have died from EV71 ... Sections of China's state-run media have been highly critical of how authorities in Fuyang handled the outbreak, because children first started falling ill in March but the problem was not made public until last week. (The Drudge Report)
Child virus fears spread to China's capital May 7, 2008
EV71 has caused 26 deaths, largely in Fuyang, a city in China's eastern province of Anhui ... All of the deaths in Fuyang were of children under six years old and most were under two ... An editorial in Monday's China Daily blamed the crisis in Fuyang on a delayed reaction by the local government. (Globe and Mail)
Chinese official says viral outbreak won't affect Olympics May 7, 2008
He said other provinces and regions had not reported a rise in HFMD cases, except for Fuyang city in the eastern province of Anhui, which reported the initial outbreak and the most fatal cases of the disease. He also noted that China would likely experience another outbreak of HFMD in June and July, according to expert analysis of the disease. (Xinhuanet, China)
Contagious hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD) has led to 28 deaths in China by Wednesday morning, according to Xinhua's tally based on confirmed death reports from provincial-level health bureaus.• China strives to minimize fatalities in viral outbreak May 7, 2008
Minister Chen Zhu told a teleconference on Tuesday that the outbreak in Fuyang in east China's Anhui Province, where 22 children had died, must be contained. Other parts of the country must also step up prevention and control efforts involving serious contagious diseases including HFMD, he said, adding that they needed to make a comprehensive analysis of the HFMD outbreak within their own administrations and map out specific work plans to combat the disease. (Xinhuanet, China)
China Child-Killing Virus May Be Yet to Peak May 7, 2008
Health authorities in China have been battling to contain EV71, an intestinal virus that has killed 22 children in Fuyang, a city in China's eastern Anhui province, and caused at least two deaths in southern Guangdong province ... A total of 12 children remain in critical condition, and more than 600 are in hospital in Fuyang alone, some with damaged brains, hearts and lungs, the China Daily said. (MEDLINEplus)
WHO: China Viral Outbreak Not a Threat to Olympians May 6, 2008
Xinhua said a majority of the cases were reported in Anhui province, with Fuyang, a fast-growing city, the worst hit with 5,151 infections. Enterovirus causes a severe form of hand, foot and mouth disease with symptoms including fever, mouth sores and rashes with blisters. (Fox News)
* EV-71 continues spreading, death toll mounts in China May 6, 2008
Most of the cases were in or near Fuyang ... State-run TV showed workers spraying disinfectant around houses in rural areas outside Fuyang and medical teams visiting families with small children. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
Deadly virus hits Beijing May 6, 2008
In the city of Fuyang in Anhui, where some of the earliest cases were reported, kindergartens that were closed last week remained shut on Monday, Xinhua reported. Dozens of other EV71 cases have been confirmed in several other Chinese provinces, reports have said. (iAfrica.com)
Hand-foot-mouth cases rise to 11,905 May 6, 2008
In Fuyang City alone, where 22 children have been killed by the epidemic since March 20, 4,496 children have been infected and 1,314 are still hospitalized. The coastal province of Guangdong reported 1,692 cases, an increase of 767 from Sunday. (Xinhuanet, China)
WHO pledges support for China in viral outbreak May 6, 2008
In Anhui's Fuyang City alone, 22 children have been killed by the epidemic since March 20 out of 4,496 children infected, and 1,314 are still hospitalized. During the meeting, the minister briefed Troedsson on the epidemic's development in Fuyang and China's measures against the disease ... Meanwhile, expert teams have been sent to Fuyang to help with diagnosis and treatment. (Xinhuanet, China)
China virus toll continues to rise May 6, 2008
The outbreak emerged in Fuyang city in March, but was only reported in mid-April. More than 600 new cases were reported in Anhui province on Sunday, Xinhua news agency said, raising the number of recorded cases there to 5,151. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
* China alarmed as virus kills toddler May 5, 2008
GROWING SCARE: As of early on Saturday, 3,736 cases of EV-71 were reported in Fuyang, a rise of 415 in a day ... What prompted the government to act was an unusual jump in cases of the enterovirus in Fuyang, a fast-growing city set amid the rural heartland of central China ... As of early Saturday, 3,736 cases of EV-71 were reported in Fuyangs rural outskirts, a rise of 415 in about 24 hours, health officials said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
China province records 622 new cases of virus-Xinhua May 5, 2008
Anhui's worst hit city was Fuyang with 362 cases. EV71 can cause hand, foot, and mouth disease, which is characterised by fever, sores in the mouth and a rash with blisters -- a common illness among infants and children but which is usually not fatal, according to the U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases. (AlertNet)
Child-killing virus no threat to Olympics - WHO May 5, 2008
In Fuyang, a city in China's eastern Anhui province, 22 children have died and at least 5,151 people have been infected province-wide. Three people have died in southern Guangdong province. (Reuters India)
Enterovirus In China: Latest Outbreak Of Hand, Foot And Mouth Disease Hits Mainly Children, Kills 20 May 5, 2008
The 20 deaths are in Fuyang city in Anhui Province, China ... Cases have been reported from all over Fuyang city ... Chinese health authorities have put in place targeted prevention and control measures in Fuyang city and Anhui Province, including enhanced surveillance, training of health care workers at all levels in treatment, prevention and control, strengthening of environmental health management, and the supervision and monitoring of drinking water quality. (Science Daily)
Kindergartens in Fuyang ordered to shut May 5, 2008
HEFEI, May 4 (Xinhua) -- All kindergartens in Fuyang City in east China's Anhui Province were ordered to remain closed following the May Day holiday, which ended on Saturday. The decision was taken by the Fuyang City Headquarters for prevention and control of the intestinal virus enterovirus 71, also known as EV71 ... There has been a massive outbreak of EV71 in Fuyang, with 3,736 children sickened as of Friday. (Xinhuanet, China)
Guangdong reports third child death from EV71 virus May 5, 2008
There has been a large outbreak of EV71 in Anhui Province, where the death toll in Fuyang city has risen to 22 since early March. China has tallied 4,987 cases of hand, foot and mouth disease in Anhui, Hubei and Shaanxi provinces this year. (Xinhuanet, China)
622 new cases in Chinese outbreak May 5, 2008
The 622 new cases of enterovirus 71 were all in Anhui province, with 362 in the hardest-hit city of Fuyang, China's official Xinhua News Agency said late Monday ... State-run television showed workers spraying disinfectant around houses in rural areas outside Fuyang and medical teams visiting families with small children. (USA Today)
WHO: Virus Won't Threaten Olympics May 5, 2008
The 622 new cases of enterovirus 71 were all in Anhui province, with 362 in the hardest-hit city of Fuyang, the official Xinhua News Agency said late Monday. China's Health Ministry issued a nationwide alert over the weekend after the virus, also known as EV-71, infected more than 4,500 children in central Anhui province resulting in 22 deaths. (Time.com)
China Warns Deadly Virus Cases May Rise Next Month After 22 Children Die May 4, 2008
Raising the alert level gives Anhui's government the power to quarantine patients and control traffic in and out of Fuyang city, where the deaths occurred, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported last night. The central government also sent 32 health specialists to Fuyang, the report said ... News of the outbreak in China surfaced on April 28 in a Xinhua report that said 19 children had died in Fuyang since March. (Bloomberg -- Asia)
China orders heightened efforts to stop deadly virus May 4, 2008
A child, possibly infected with the intestinal virus called enterovirus 71, also known as EV-71, was being cared for at a hospital in Fuyang, in China's Anhui Province, last week ... As of yesterday, more than 3,700 cases of the type of enterovirus known as EV-71 were reported in Fuyang's mainly rural outskirts, a rise of 415 in about 24 hours, health officials said ... A total of 22 children died in the Fuyang area and 1,115 people remain hospitalized, 42 of them in serious or critical... (Boston Globe)
China combats deadly child virus May 4, 2008
ReutersAform of intestinal virus identified as enterovirus 71 (EV71) infected this childat a hospital in Fuyang, Anhui province on Saturday ... "Our doctors will leave hospitals to find potential patients rather than sitting in the hospitals to wait for them," deputy health minister Liu Qian told state television in the worst-hit area, Fuyang city in the eastern province of Anhui ... In Fuyang, 22 children have died from hand, foot and mouth disease and 3,321 have been infected. (MSNBC -- International)
China puts nation on alert to try to stop deadly virus... May 4, 2008
Health bureaus around the country must step up monitoring for hand, foot and mouth disease following a "relatively large" outbreak in the central city of Fuyang, the Health Ministry said in notices on its Web site ... Saturday's warning was prompted by a jump in cases in Fuyang of Enterovirus 71, or EV-71, a type of hand, foot and mouth disease ... Up to Thursday night, 3,321 cases of EV-71 were reported in Fuyang, a fast-growing city in largely rural Anhui province. (The Drudge Report)
Virus alert in China May 4, 2008
22 deaths reported in Fuyang city ... Apart from the 22 deaths among children in Fuyang in Anhui province, 978 people are currently hospitalised with it, according to the Health Ministry. (Hindu)
WHO says virus that killed 24 children in China is not a threat to the Olympics May 4, 2008
The deaths came from a "known complication'' in the virus that leads to fluid in the lungs, he said. The first deaths in Anhui occurred in late March, but the public were not told until April 15, according to China's state broadcaster CCTV. But Troedsson said the delay was due to difficulties diagnosing the causes of the deaths, as they did not show the normal symptoms. WHO was told within 24 hours of the correct diagnosis, he said. On Saturday, the Health Ministry ordered heightened efforts to... (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
EV71 virus sickens 3,736 in E China May 4, 2008
HEFEI, May 3 (Xinhua) -- The number of cases of hand-foot-mouth disease in Fuyang, a city in the eastern province of Anhui, rose to 3,736 as of early Saturday from 3,321 on Friday, local authorities said ... The cities with the most cases were Fuyang, Huainan, Bozhou, Bengbu and Hefei, a provincial health department spokesman said ... Wang Jinshan, secretary of the Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China, visited hospitals in Fuyang on Friday and called for a long-term system to... (Xinhuanet, China)
China on alert as virus spreads May 4, 2008
The outbreak emerged in Fuyang city in March, but was only reported last week. The delay has led to accusations of a cover-up by local authorities. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
China Raises Alert on Hand, Foot and Mouth Outbreak After 22 Children Die May 3, 2008
This gives the provincial government the power to quarantine patients and control traffic in and out of Anhui's Fuyang city, state-run Xinhua news agency said last night ... The number of children in Fuyang affected by , or EV71, which causes the disease, rose to 3,321 May 2 from 2,477 on April 30, Xinhua reported, citing Wang Yan, a spokesman for Anhui province. (Bloomberg -- Asia)
* China struggles to contain EV71 May 3, 2008
The latest death occurred in the city of Fuyang in Anhui Province, the epicenter of the epidemic with 2,946 children infected there as of yesterday, Xinhua news agency reported, citing local health officials ... Most of those stricken are under the age of six, with 879 children currently being treated in Fuyang hospitals, nine of whom are in critical condition, the report said ... State television showed video footage of parents from rural areas of Anhui bringing their toddlers to overcrowded... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
China orders nationwide fight against fatal virus May 3, 2008
Twenty-two children have died from hand, foot and mouth disease and over 3,000 people have been infected in Fuyang city, in the eastern province of Anhui, since a mass outbreak of the EV71 intestinal virus began spreading there in early March ... But the fatal cases in Fuyang involved complications due to infection by EV71, the World Health Organization said on its Website (www ... The number of hospitalised cases in Fuyang has risen sharply since April 19, and public health experts think cases... (AlertNet)
China on alert over deadly child virus May 3, 2008
The Health Ministry has dispatched 32 medical specialists to Fuyang City to direct the rescue work in Anhui province, Wang said, according to Xinhua. "Health bureaus at all levels must recognize the importance and urgency of preventing the spread of infectious diseases," the ministry said in a nationwide order, The Associated Press reported. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
Deadly virus spreads among children in eastern China May 3, 2008
Medical workers examining a young patient on Thursday at No.2 People's Hospital in Fuyang City, in east China's Anhui Province ... The intestinal virus, commonly known as hand, foot and mouth disease, has been spreading in the city of Fuyang since early March, but local health officials only announced the outbreak last week, raising questions of whether they were trying to conceal word of the growing problem ... Health officials in Fuyang say that more than 700 children remain hospitalized, 36... (International Herald Tribune)
China orders alert that has killed 22 kids May 3, 2008
By the end of Thursday, more than 3,321 cases of the virus were reported in Anhui's Fuyang city. Besides the 22 deaths, the health ministry says 978 people remain hospitalized, 58 in serious or critical condition. (USA Today -- News)
Virus sickens 3,321, kills 22 in E China May 3, 2008
FUYANG, Anhui, May 2 (Xinhua) -- Death toll from a mass intestinal virus infection rose to 22 after another child died in eastern Fuyang City, Anhui Province, local authorities said on Friday afternoon ... "Authorities in Anhui and Fuyang are doing utmost to treat the children and strengthen disease control." ... Thirty-two medical specialists dispatched by the Health Ministry and the provincial health department have arrived in Fuyang to direct the rescue work, Wang said. (Xinhuanet, China)
Death toll from a mass intestinal virus infection rose to 22 after another child died in eastern Fuyang City, Anhui Province on Friday.• Hubei: 340 cases of hand-foot-mouth disease May 3, 2008
At least five cases were caused by an intestinal virus known as enterovirus 71, or EV71, which has left 21 children dead and 2,946 ill in Fuyang City, in neighboring Anhui Province, since early March. Most of the cases in Hubei were isolated, except for 39 children aged three and four reported at three kindergartens in Guanghua district, Qianjiang City since April 29, the Provincial Health Department said in a statement. (Xinhuanet, China)
Chinese virus infections rising May 2, 2008
The virus, Enterovirus 71, has killed 20 children since it was discovered in Fuyang, a city in Anhui province ... The number of infected children has steadily increased since hospitals in Fuyang began admitting patients with fever, ulcers in the mouth, or a rash on their hands and feet, according to the Anhui Health Bureau's website. (BBC News -- Health)
Deadly Virus Spreads In China May 2, 2008
Officials only released details of an outbreak in the city of Fuyang at the weekend, saying there had only been 789 cases ... More than 850 children were currently being treated in Fuyang hospitals, nine of whom were in a critical condition, according to the state-run Xinhua news agency. (Sky News)
Mass intestinal virus infection in China kills one more child May 2, 2008
Experts from Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, look at medical figures of sick chidren in Fuyang City, east China's Anhui Province, April 29, 2008. The Health Ministry of China sent Fuyang 35 medical experts from Hunan and Hubei provinces in central China to give better treatment to sick children on April 28 ... An outbreak of lethal intestinal virus Enterovirus 71 has altogether sickened 1,520 children in Fuyang, claiming 20 lives by the morning of April 29. (Xinhuanet, China)
China reports 593 more children infected with virus that killed 20 May 2, 2008
The total number of children infected has risen to 2,477 in Fuyang, the city in Anhui where the disease was first reported in March, Xinhua said. It said all were under age 6 and most were under 2. (International Herald Tribune)
China virus 'hits 3,000 children' May 2, 2008
The virus emerged in Fuyang city in Anhui province in early March. But it was only reported this week - leading to accusations of a cover-up by local authorities. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Riverbank goes Beyond Earth Day Apr 13, 2008
Riverbank's sister city, Fuyang, had a beautiful river through the middle of it, but all the fish were dead, he said. The city is pushing to turn the Riverbank Army Ammunition Plant on Claus Road into a green industrial park, Holmer said. (Modesto Bee, CA)
Small investors suffer as Asian stocks slide Apr 2, 2008
An investor looking at an electronic board showing stock information at a brokerage house in Fuyang, Anhui province, on Tuesday. (Reuters). (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
More Chinese businesses shift from exports to home market Feb 28, 2008
As the local market calls for a greater supply of grain, Zhu Yihuai rushes about the cities of Hangzhou, Zhoushan and Fuyang, the leading grain markets in Zhejiang, to sell off his stored grain to private grain merchants. "It is the peak season for grain. Private grain sellers compete vigorously for sources of goods. We are in a good position to sell grain at good prices.". (Xinhuanet, China)
Speeding, icy road blamed for deadly China bus crash Jan 23, 2008
The bus, which was en route from Suzhou City in neighboring Jiangsu Province to Fuyang City in Anhui, belongs to the Fuyang Autotransport (Group) Co., Ltd., according to the transportation administration of Mingguang City. The passengers were mostly migrant workers who were going home for the coming Spring Festival, which falls on Feb. 7. (Xinhuanet, China)
Hu concludes inspection tour in Anhui Jan 15, 2008
During his four-day visit, he went to Wuhu, Fuyang and the provincial capital, Hefei, touring factories, villages, communities and disaster-hit areas. He dropped in scientific research institutes and enterprises engaging in independent innovation, including the Institute of Plasma Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), a local forklift factory and automobile manufacturer Chery. (Xinhuanet, China)
Chinese corruption 'astonishing' Oct 13, 2007
Citing the city of Fuyang, the report states: "In the worst instance, collusion has transformed entire jurisdictions into local mafia states.". Communist Party leaders have repeatedly warned that corruption threatens social stability. (Yahoo News -- China)
China City Bans Cars Over Holiday, Lauds Results Oct 10, 2007
Fuyang, a city in poor, inland Anhui province, only allowed buses and other forms of public transport to ferry people about in an effort to combat "car wheel corruption", the Beijing News said. Not only was there a noticeable improvement in the environment, but the city and its residents saved 1. (Planet Ark, United States)
ADRA Expands Response to Flooding Across Southern Asia Aug 16, 2007
In eastern China, where recent severe flooding and landslidesreportedly the worst in historyhave left nearly five million displaced from their homes, ADRA has completed an emergency relief project that distributed food packets and water sanitation tools to more than 1,500 people in Fuyang City. The food packets consisted of rice, soybeans, and oil, which were chosen to complement existing foods that are already available. (AlertNet)
Supervision, morality important for leaders Aug 4, 2007
The office of the Yingquan District government in Fuyang, East China's Anhui Province, is a typical example of "luxurious government buildings in poor areas". The European style building cost more than one third of the district's annual revenue. (Xinhuanet, China)
China has long way ahead in disaster relief Jul 28, 2007
"These projects help reducing the losses and impact of floods to local people," said Hu Liansong, Party secretary of the Fuyang city in the northwest of the Anhui Province, adding that these measures go in accordance with the new political concept "people are the most important" advocated by President Hu Jintao. "The change of flood-control mindset is vital to protecting people and their properties in combat against the flood," said LiuGuoping, an official with the Huaihe River Water Resources... (Xinhuanet, China)
China opens sluice twice to ease swollen river Jul 16, 2007
When the last flood peak arrived, eight buffer zones along the Huaihe River were commandeered, including the Mengwa flood reservenear Fuyang in the eastern province of Anhui. The water discharge led to the evacuation of about 157,800 residents. (Xinhuanet, China)
Billions of mice plague flood-stricken China Jul 15, 2007
Residents carry bags through flood waters in the community of Fuyang, in China's Anhui province on Thursday. (EyePress/Associated Press). (CBC Saskatchewan)
Premier Wen inspects flooded areas Jul 15, 2007
Wen, accompanied by Vice Premier Hui Liangyu, flew to seriously flooded Fuyang of Anhui Province early Saturday morning to inspect disaster-relief work ... Wen, accompanied by Vice Premier Hui Liangyu, flew to seriously flooded Fuyang of Anhui Province in east China early Saturday morning to inspect disaster-relief work. (Xinhuanet, China)
China floods displace a half-million residents Jul 13, 2007
Residents carry bags Thursday through flood waters in Fuyang, in China's eastern Anhui province. Nationwide flooding and rainfall have killed at least 360 people so far this summer nationwide. (MSNBC -- International)
China to flood 75 villages to ease swollen river Jul 10, 2007
Flood waters will be diverted into the Mengwa flood reserve near Fuyang in the eastern province of Anhui if and when the level of the swollen Huai River exceeds 29. 3 meters, expected on Tuesday afternoon, the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters said. (Scientific American)
