Overview

• The state education department confirmed a one-day suspension on October 10 for preschools, primary and secondary schools in Tijuana, Tecate, Rosarito, Ensenada and San Quintín.
• Schools will undergo cleaning and disinfection during the closure, with authorities urging families to reinforce handwashing at home and monitor children for symptoms before returning.
• Coxsackie is an enterovirus, with type A commonly causing hand-foot-and-mouth disease, and it spreads through saliva, respiratory secretions, feces and contaminated surfaces in close-contact settings.
• Common signs include fever, sore throat and small blisters or rashes on the hands, feet and in the mouth, and care is supportive with most patients recovering within seven to ten days.
• No deaths have been reported in recent local outbreaks, and other states such as Oaxaca, Puebla and Tamaulipas have implemented similar school-based measures.