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A total of 1666 cases of hand-foot-mouth disease have been reported in Bangkok from 1 Jan to 30 Jun 2015, a senior Bangkok Metropolitan Administration official has reported (5 Aug 2015). It was also reported that 82.83 per cent of the patients were children under 4 years old.
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.
