Children on flight from Mexico examined for contagious disease

Denver (Reuters) - Paramedics examined two children who arrived on a flight from Mexico to Denver showing symptoms of a contagious illness called hand, foot and mouth disease but let them go after deciding they posed no public health threat, officials said on Sunday.

A spokeswoman for the Denver Health Medical Center said authorities were alerted even before the Frontier Airlines Flight from Puerto Vallarta landed on Saturday that there was a possible case of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) on the plane.

The plane was evacuated when it arrived, and hospital paramedics on staff at the airport examined the children. But the youngsters and family were permitted to go without anyone visiting the hospital, said spokeswoman Betty Rueda.

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