Of late, a mysterious illness has taken the life of a number of children in Cambodia. While commenting upon the mysterious disease, the Health Minister, Mam Bun Heng, said that the hand, foot and mouth disease might be causing the death of the children. However, further investigations are required to be conducted before drawing any conclusion.

The World Health Organization is also of the view that hand, foot and mouth disease might be taking its toll over the health of the children. The World Health Organization said in a statement, “…Based on the latest laboratory results, a significant proportion of the samples tested positive for Enterovirus 71 (EV-71), which causes hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD)”.

It has further come to light that strains of dengue and other diseases have also been found in the samples. Therefore, it has been advised that investigation over the case should be continued. The World Health Organization is helping Cambodia in finding the cause of the mysterious death.

Children who have become the victim of the disease showed symptoms of fever and respiratory infection. Hand, foot and mouth disease is one such disease which affects mainly children. It is hoped that the researchers would be able to find the cause of death of children in Cambodia.