Among the 6,049 reported cases in Fuyang City the gender ratio was . The age range varied between 28 days to 18 years of age, with 78% of the cases being 3 years of age or younger. All districts/counties in Fuyang City reported HFMD cases, with more than half the cases concentrated in 3 districts (Yingzhou, Yingdong and Yingquan). Epidemiological investigation revealed no contact between the 22 fatal cases, but environmental investigation of the cases' households revealed poor hygienic and sanitary conditions among these families. The clinical symptoms of the mild HFMD cases are those typical for the.
