Viral infection hits 15 childcare centres

By Tracey Ferrier
Updated February 24 2021 - 3:54pm, first published 3:50pm
Cairns Hospital has seen an uplift in presentations for hand, foot and mouth disease.
Cairns Hospital has seen an uplift in presentations for hand, foot and mouth disease.

Urgent testing is under way to find out what's behind a spike in hand, foot and mouth disease in far north Queensland, where 15 childcare centres have been affected.

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