The Centre for Health Protection today confirmed an Enterovirus-71 case involving an eight-year-old boy, bringing the year's total to 86.

The boy came down with fever, headache and rash over his hands and feet on October 15. He was admitted to United Christian Hospital two days later and is stable.

He had no travel history and his primary school had no report of a hand-foot-mouth disease outbreak. However, his three-year-old brother had symptoms of the disease earlier and had recovered.

There were 12 EV-71 cases last year, 35 in 2004, eight in 2005 and 16 in 2006. Click here for health tips or call the Central Health Education hotline, 2833 0111.