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    Enterovirus outbreak sends 21 kids to hospital with encephalitis
    A total of 48 minors in Catalonia have been infected, and two remain in serious condition

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    JESSICA MOUZO QUINT?NS
    Barcelona 20 MAY 2016 - 05:03 EDT

    An outbreak of an enterovirus that can cause severe illness has already affected 48 children in Catalonia, the regional health department there has confirmed.

    Of these, 21 were hospitalized after suffering a form of encephalitis, which causes inflammation of the brain stem and cerebellum. Health authorities said most of the children are recovering well, although two remain in a serious condition.
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    "Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear."
    -Nelson Mandela

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    Increase to 60 cases of enterovirus in Catalonia

    Enterovirus cases in children diagnosed in Catalonia has risen to 60, after the detection of 12 new infected, of which 29 are hospitalized with neurological disorders, four of them in intensive care units (ICU) .According reported by the department health of the Government, since last Wednesday to today's phone healthcare CatSalut Repon has treated 330 people for consultations related to enterovirus. "in general, most cases enterovirus are mild and even with a neurological involvement mostly does not entail significant problems, "stressed the chief of Pediatrics, University Hospital Vall d'Hebron in Barcelona, ​​Carles Rodrigo. Enteroviruses are a type of virus circulating widely among the population and usually produce mild cases (fever, skin rashes or respiratory symptoms) and often infections are asintom?ticas.La most of enterovirus infections do not cause neurological disorders and, if they do , usually mild cases, unless the phenotype is the D68, a subtype of virus that has caused tetraplegia box on a girl who is entered in the Guttman Institute Barcelona.This year, pediatricians hospitals in Catalonia have detected cases of enterovirus infection with neurological disorders more severe than expected in children.

    Los casos de enterovirus en menores diagnosticados en Cataluña ha ascendido a 60, tras la detección de 12 nuevos infectados, de los que 29 están hospitalizados con afectaciones neu


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