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Multiple children infected in 'severe' viral outbreak at N.J. facility
Updated 6:15 PM; Posted 5:43 PM
By Spencer Kent
NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
A "severe outbreak" of a potentially life-threatening virus has infected multiple children at a New Jersey pediatric center, prompting an investigation by state health officials.
New Jersey Department of Health officials said that children with compromised immune systems were recently infected with adenovirus while at the Wanaque Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in Haskell, Passaic County.
Officials, however, said they could not confirm whether any of the infected children died or were presently being treated for the virus in hospitals, because of medical privacy concerns and the ongoing probe. They also would not say how many children have been affected by the outbreak...
Multiple children infected in 'severe' viral outbreak at N.J. facility
Updated 6:15 PM; Posted 5:43 PM
By Spencer Kent
NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
A "severe outbreak" of a potentially life-threatening virus has infected multiple children at a New Jersey pediatric center, prompting an investigation by state health officials.
New Jersey Department of Health officials said that children with compromised immune systems were recently infected with adenovirus while at the Wanaque Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in Haskell, Passaic County.
Officials, however, said they could not confirm whether any of the infected children died or were presently being treated for the virus in hospitals, because of medical privacy concerns and the ongoing probe. They also would not say how many children have been affected by the outbreak...
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