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The Department of Preventive Medicine reports that since early in 2014, Vietnam has had over 17 400 hand, foot and mouth cases in 62 out of 63 provinces and cities. The majority of cases are in Ho Chi Minh City with almost 2700 cases; the Southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau with over 1100 cases; Ca Mau province in the southern tip of Viet Nam with 940 cases and the highlands province of Kon Tum at 112 cases.
HFMD is a common viral illness which spreads rapidly among children in particular; outbreaks most often occur in children's nurseries and daycare centres. Transmission is via direct contact with nose and throat secretions and faeces if an infected individual and by aerosol droplet spread. Contact with infected children should be limited and crowded situations avoided; personal hygiene and handwashing is paramount in reducing transmission.
