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A doctor examines a child for signs of infection from hand, foot and mouth disease at hospital in Guangzhou
09 May 2008
Source: Reuters
 
A doctor examines a child for signs of infection from hand, foot and mouth disease at a hospital in Guangzhou, Guangdong province May 9, 2008. A strain of hand, foot and mouth disease has killed four more children in China, bringing the death toll in recent weeks to 34, state media said on Friday, as it praised a doctor who alerted authorities to the epidemic. REUTERS/Stringer (CHINA)
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