OUTBREAK OF HERPANGINA IN TOKYO
Abstract
To the Editor:—
An outbreak of herpangina occurred in Tokyo from April of this year; over 60 patients have been observed. Many of the cases occurred in several dormitories scattered in Tokyo, which include from about 40 to over 100 households, whereas about 15 cases are sporadic. The clinical picture, throat lesions, clinical course, age distribution, and other features correspond closely with those described in the United States by Zahorsky, Levine, and...