10:59, 25 September 2013 | GMT +5
Mass enterovirus infecting in Almaty rgn
TALDYKORGAN. September 25. KAZINFORM - According to the press service of the regional Department of Sanitary Inspection, an outbreak of the disease occurred in Almaty region on September 24.

Over the past day 88 children got sick. All the patients have the same symptoms including fever, headache, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and pain on swallowing.
Patients' condition doctors estimate as stable.
The infection may pass from an infected person to a healthy one through contaminated food, water, dirty hands etc.. Not excluded is transmission through the air by sneezing, coughing or talking.