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2 paralysis cases linked to enterovirus seen in North Texas
By ANNA KUCHMENT AND SEEMA YASMIN
Staff Writers
Published: 21 November 2014 10:46 PM
Updated: 21 November 2014 11:41 PM
Two North Texas children have been paralyzed by a mysterious polio-like illness that has been linked to a common respiratory virus, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services.
The patients, one from Collin County and one from Tarrant County, have tested positive for enterovirus D68, a once-rare virus that has spread across 47 states and infected 1,121 people since mid-August. The outbreak has been winding down as winter approaches...
2 paralysis cases linked to enterovirus seen in North Texas
By ANNA KUCHMENT AND SEEMA YASMIN
Staff Writers
Published: 21 November 2014 10:46 PM
Updated: 21 November 2014 11:41 PM
Two North Texas children have been paralyzed by a mysterious polio-like illness that has been linked to a common respiratory virus, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services.
The patients, one from Collin County and one from Tarrant County, have tested positive for enterovirus D68, a once-rare virus that has spread across 47 states and infected 1,121 people since mid-August. The outbreak has been winding down as winter approaches...