The Centre for Health Protection has confirmed this year's second Enterovirus-71 case, involving a four-year-old boy with no recent travel history.

He has developed fever, a mouth ulcer, blisters on his feet and hands, abnormal pain and diarrhoea since May 15. He received treatment at a government out-patient clinic and is in stable condition.

His family members have no symptoms, but six other children at the kindergarten the boy was attending, aged four to six, were found to have hand-foot-mouth disease between May 5 and 21. None required hospitalisation. They are all in stable condition.

As the disease is transmitted by direct contact with nose and throat discharges, the public should stay alert to the threat of EV-71 infection and take preventive measures. Click here for more details, or call the Central Health Education hotline, 2833 0111.