Ho Chi Minh City records over 42,000 hand, foot, mouth disease cases
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Hand-foot-mouth disease cases jump fourfold in Ho Chi Minh City
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Hand, foot, and mouth disease sounds alarm in Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam News 10:06 02/10/2020A total of 640 new cases were reported in the last week of September
Measles, hand-foot-mouth disease widespread in southern Vietnam
Vietnam News 11:42 11/10/2018The number of cases has soared since the beginning of September, sparking fears of a nationwide outbreak