A new strain of the viral illness "Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease" has been found in California and at least four other states. Here is an article from the San Francisco Chronicle about this new viral strain.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/04/17/MNPU1O31A1.DTL&type=health
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/04/17/MNPU1O31A1.DTL&type=health