I got a question for you: HFMD cases were first described clinically in Canada and New Zealand in 1957. The disease was termed "Hand Foot and Mouth Disease", by Thomas Henry Flewett, after a similar outbreak in 1960.\n\nAnswer this question based on the passage: when did hand foot and mouth disease begin?
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This is the relevant information: HFMD cases were first described clinically in Canada and New Zealand in 1957.
Therefore, the answer is 1957.
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