ENTEROVIRUS 68: VIRUS PROBED IN PARALYSIS CASES IN 9 COLORADO KIDS
NEW YORK (AP) — Health officials are investigating nine cases of muscle weakness or paralysis in Colorado children and whether the culprit might be a virus causing severe respiratory illness across the country.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday sent doctors an alert about the polio-like cases and said the germ – enterovirus 68 – was detected in four out of eight of the sick children who had a certain medical test. The status of the ninth case is unclear.
UPDATE: A NJ Preschooler is the first reported death from Enterovirus
