October 01, 2014
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CDC: EV-D68 detected in four deaths
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The CDC reported today that enterovirus D68 has been detected in specimens from four patients who have died and had samples submitted for testing, according to its website.
The role of enterovirus D-68 (EV-D68) infections in the deaths currently is unclear, with state health departments continuing to investigate, the CDC said.
A Rhode Island child died as a result of Staphylococcus aureus sepsis associated with EV-D68, according to a press release from the state’s department of health.
The CDC or state public health laboratories now have confirmed 500 people from 42 states and the District of Columbia with respiratory illness caused by EV-D68, according to the CDC.