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Children's Hospital reports increase in mosquito-borne encephalitis cases
USA TODAY NETWORK - Tennessee Published 4:37 p.m. ET Aug. 8, 2017
The East Tennessee Children's Hospital has reported an an increase in patients diagnosed with La Crosse encephalitis, with seven children affected recently by the mosquito-borne illness.
The U.S. reports between 80-100 cases of La Crosse each year. Tennessee averages about a dozen cases annually. The Children's Hospital has confirmed cases in seven children in the last four weeks, according to a news release from the organization...
Children's Hospital reports increase in mosquito-borne encephalitis cases
USA TODAY NETWORK - Tennessee Published 4:37 p.m. ET Aug. 8, 2017
The East Tennessee Children's Hospital has reported an an increase in patients diagnosed with La Crosse encephalitis, with seven children affected recently by the mosquito-borne illness.
The U.S. reports between 80-100 cases of La Crosse each year. Tennessee averages about a dozen cases annually. The Children's Hospital has confirmed cases in seven children in the last four weeks, according to a news release from the organization...