# 6431
My thanks go to Ronan Kelly on FluTrackers for finding and posting the joint announcement between the World Health Organization, and the Cambodian Ministry of Health regarding the recent outbreak of severe HFMD in that country.
The announcement is in a PDF FILE, which makes cutting and pasting here problematic. You can click this link, or the image below, to read the 2 page report.
Essentially, this report finds that the EV71 virus was the prime cause of the outbreak; with only a small percentage of cases testing positive for other pathogens (Strep suis, Haemophilus Influenzae type B, etc.).
The report suggests the use of steroids may have worsened the outcome in some cases.
The Cambodian government, in conjunction with the World Health Organization, will conduct enhanced surveillance for neuro-respiratory syndrome which may accompany severe HFMD due to EV71.
This report appears to assign a minor role, if any, to the other infectious agents which have been widely mentioned in the media.
