The Jakarta Post, 16 Apr 2009, Andra Wisnu
The city health agency has advised the public to exercise caution of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) recently found in Depok, south of Jakarta.
Tini Suryanti, the city health agency spokeswoman, said, “Because it is a highly contagious disease there, we will temporarily close a school if we find a cases of the disease. If a child contracts the disease, they will be quarantined to prevent further infections.”
Recently, a toddler in Depok, was diagnosed with HFMD, also known as Singaporean flu. The child and seven others who caught the disease in early April, have since recuperated, according to Ani Rubiani, head of the Depok subagency of environmental health and disease control.
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