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| | MD Travel Health - Kuala Lumpur - vaccinations, safety, and other medical advice |
 | | An outbreak of viral myocarditis (inflammation of the heart muscle), apparently caused by enterovirus 71, was reported from Sarawak, Malaysia in the spring of 1997, resulting in 29 deaths. |
 | | Enterovirus 71 is responsible for epidemics of hand, foot and mouth disease, characterized by fever in association with a rash or small blisters on the palms and soles and in the mouth. |
 | | In addition to the items listed for adults, bring along plenty of disposable diapers, cream for diaper rash, oral replacement salts, and appropriate antibiotics for common childhood infections, such as middle ear infections. |
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