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Rare respiratory illness (EV 68) now in 18 states as cases are confirmed in Minnesota, New Jersey
By Mark Berman September 18 at 1:04 PM
The rare respiratory illness affecting children across the country has now spread to at least 18 states, with confirmed cases in Minnesota and New Jersey, public health officials confirmed Thursday.
This rare virus strain, known as enterovirus 68, can cause severe breathing problems. There have now been 153 confirmed cases across the country, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But it is believed that many more people have the virus and that it will appear in additional states in the near future.
Minnesota and New Jersey are just the latest places with this virus, joining a list of states that has lengthened as testing confirms cases. The other states are Alabama, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, New York and Virginia...
Rare respiratory illness (EV 68) now in 18 states as cases are confirmed in Minnesota, New Jersey
By Mark Berman September 18 at 1:04 PM
The rare respiratory illness affecting children across the country has now spread to at least 18 states, with confirmed cases in Minnesota and New Jersey, public health officials confirmed Thursday.
This rare virus strain, known as enterovirus 68, can cause severe breathing problems. There have now been 153 confirmed cases across the country, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But it is believed that many more people have the virus and that it will appear in additional states in the near future.
Minnesota and New Jersey are just the latest places with this virus, joining a list of states that has lengthened as testing confirms cases. The other states are Alabama, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, New York and Virginia...