Mongolian health officials report that 583 cases of suspected hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD) have been confirmed throughout the country. 

Officials of the General Authority for Emergency Management said Thursday that cases have been reported in Ulaanbaatar and throughout the ten provinces.  

An ongoing HFMD epidemic in China has resulted in the deaths of 42 children. In all, nearly 25,000 cases have been confirmed in China. 

Mongolia’s first case of HFMD was diagnosed in Ulaanbaatar on May 6. Following that, Deputy Prime Minister Miegombyn Enkhbold was assigned to head an emergency committee to stop the spread of the disease. 

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