California
A child treated for partial paralysis at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles has tested positive for enterovirus D-68, health officials announced Wednesday.
Oct. 1, 2014
A respiratory virus that has sickened children in the Midwest -- and is being investigated in other states too -- should not worry Californians at the moment, according to a state public health official.
Sept. 10, 2014
Advisories about enterovirus D68, or EV-D68, have been issued after the CDC noted more children were being hospitalized for severe respiratory illness.
Sept. 14, 2022
It was an announcement local doctors figured they might hear before long: that kids in Los Angeles County had been diagnosed with a mysterious virus known to have sickened hundreds of children in the U.S. this year.
Parents should use common sense -- and a healthy dose of soap and water -- to prevent serious illnesses from the respiratory virus recently detected in California, experts said this week.
Sept. 19, 2014
California health officials Friday said they’ve now identified 32 cases of enterovirus D-68 statewide, a number that’s jumped quickly in recent days.
Oct. 10, 2014
The number of confirmed California cases of enterovirus D-68 has risen to 14, public health officials announced Friday.
Oct. 3, 2014
Four cases of a virus that can cause severe respiratory illness in infants and young children — especially those with asthma — have been found in California, state health officials announced Thursday.
Sept. 18, 2014
World & Nation
Enterovirus D-68 is responsible for the death of a 4-year-old boy in New Jersey, a state medical examiner determined this weekend.
Oct. 5, 2014
Science & Medicine
The enterovirus infections that have sprung up in the Midwest have brought the words “wheezing” and “respiratory distress” into the mainstream.
Sept. 11, 2014