HAND-FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE IN BIRMINGHAM IN 1959
HAND-FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE IN BIRMINGHAM IN 1959
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DOI:
10.1136/bmj.2.5214.1708
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发表时间:
1960-01-01
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通讯作者:
FOSTER, JR
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作者:
ALSOP, J;FLEWETT, TH;FOSTER, JR
In June, 1959, a child aged 3 had a painful stomatitis with fever, cervical adenitis, and a vesicular rash on hands and feet. He was referred to a consultant paediatrician (Dr. H. McC. Giles), who, recognizing that the disease was outside the usual run of children's infections, referred him to the virus laboratory. When three children similarly affected were found in the practice, the College of General Practitioners was notified and asked to help, through its Epidemic Observation Unit, to obtain reports of similar cases from other practices. In response to the" red warning" issued by the College, a total of 83 cases were notified in June, July, and early August. The" red warning" is a notification to members of the research register of