Enterovirus 68 Cases Showing Up In New York, New Jersey
By Dr. Sapna Parikh, Sept. 17, 2014, 7online.com
VALHALLA (WABC) -- Health officials in New York City, New Jersey and Connecticut are reporting their first cases of enterovirus, a potentially serious respiratory illness more likely found in infants and children, sometimes resulting in hospitalization.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed New Jersey's first case from a specimen sent to the CDC from a Philadelphia hospital. The child has since improved and been discharged.
The New York state health department confirmed a case of enterovirus in Nassau County on Wednesday. A school-aged girl from North Hempstead got sick in September and is now recovering. The Nassau County Health Department has reported no other suspected cases at this time.
New York City also now has a case of enterovirus in a child, according to health officials.
The New York State Department of Health has confirmed more than a dozen children have EV-D68 in the Capital Region, Central New York, and New York City. Specimens have been received from other regions for testing. Testing can take up to a week.
Other local cases may be popping up in Westchester County, where four to five children are now being treated at the Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla.
From mid-August to Wednesday, a total of 140 people from 16 states were confirmed to have virus. The cases were confirmed by the CDC or state public health laboratories that notified CDC.
By Dr. Sapna Parikh, Sept. 17, 2014, 7online.com
VALHALLA (WABC) -- Health officials in New York City, New Jersey and Connecticut are reporting their first cases of enterovirus, a potentially serious respiratory illness more likely found in infants and children, sometimes resulting in hospitalization.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed New Jersey's first case from a specimen sent to the CDC from a Philadelphia hospital. The child has since improved and been discharged.
The New York state health department confirmed a case of enterovirus in Nassau County on Wednesday. A school-aged girl from North Hempstead got sick in September and is now recovering. The Nassau County Health Department has reported no other suspected cases at this time.
New York City also now has a case of enterovirus in a child, according to health officials.
The New York State Department of Health has confirmed more than a dozen children have EV-D68 in the Capital Region, Central New York, and New York City. Specimens have been received from other regions for testing. Testing can take up to a week.
Other local cases may be popping up in Westchester County, where four to five children are now being treated at the Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla.
From mid-August to Wednesday, a total of 140 people from 16 states were confirmed to have virus. The cases were confirmed by the CDC or state public health laboratories that notified CDC.
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