FYI
Polio-like illness claims fifth life in U.S.
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At least five children infected with the respiratory illness known enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) have died in the U.S. in the past month.
The lastest confirmed victim was a four-year-old New Jersey boy, Eli Waller. He died at home on September 25. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) confirmed the cause of death Friday night. But health officials say they have no idea how he contracted the virus. A health official says Eli was “asymptomatic and fine” when he went to bed but died overnight. He had no known preexisting immune weakness.
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In other news a woman in Queensland, Australia is being tested for Ebola after returning from Sierra Leone as a Red Cross volunteer. Click here for an article by SkyNews.com.au
