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Paralysis cases in Alberta under investigation for Enterovirus D68 link
4 children will be closely monitored for any connections with respiratory virus, health officials say
CBC News Posted: Oct 01, 2014 5:08 PM MT| Last Updated: Oct 02, 2014 5:46 AM MT
Health officials are investigating four cases of paralysis at the Alberta Children's Hospital, but those children have not been confirmed as having Enterovirus D68.
Health officials are investigating four cases of paralysis at the Alberta Children's Hospital, but those children have not been confirmed as having Enterovirus D68. (CBC)
Alberta Health Services (AHS) says it's investigating four cases of paralysis in children, but the patients have not been diagnosed with Enterovirus D68.
Provincial health officials in B.C. are trying to determine if a man and boy with the illness developed paralysis-like symptoms because of the infections. Doctors are watching the two cases but say it's too soon to say if the virus is the cause.
Alberta health officials say there has been no paralysis in any of the 50 confirmed EV-D68 cases in the province ? 29 of which are in Calgary ? but they are keeping a close eye on four pediatric patients to see if there is a link.
The patients were admitted to the Alberta Children's Hospital over the past week for assessment.
"It could be limb weakness or some facial weakness," said Dr. Judy MacDonald, Calgary's medical officer of health.
"With those four cases, we do not know if this is Enterovirus D68. Some of them have tested positive for entero-rhinovirus but there's additional testing that will need to be done."
MacDonald says she has also heard reports of two cases in the Edmonton area.
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4 children will be closely monitored for any connections with respiratory virus, health officials say
CBC News Posted: Oct 01, 2014 5:08 PM MT| Last Updated: Oct 02, 2014 5:46 AM MT
Health officials are investigating four cases of paralysis at the Alberta Children's Hospital, but those children have not been confirmed as having Enterovirus D68.
Health officials are investigating four cases of paralysis at the Alberta Children's Hospital, but those children have not been confirmed as having Enterovirus D68. (CBC)
Alberta Health Services (AHS) says it's investigating four cases of paralysis in children, but the patients have not been diagnosed with Enterovirus D68.
Provincial health officials in B.C. are trying to determine if a man and boy with the illness developed paralysis-like symptoms because of the infections. Doctors are watching the two cases but say it's too soon to say if the virus is the cause.
Alberta health officials say there has been no paralysis in any of the 50 confirmed EV-D68 cases in the province ? 29 of which are in Calgary ? but they are keeping a close eye on four pediatric patients to see if there is a link.
The patients were admitted to the Alberta Children's Hospital over the past week for assessment.
"It could be limb weakness or some facial weakness," said Dr. Judy MacDonald, Calgary's medical officer of health.
"With those four cases, we do not know if this is Enterovirus D68. Some of them have tested positive for entero-rhinovirus but there's additional testing that will need to be done."
MacDonald says she has also heard reports of two cases in the Edmonton area.
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