Enterovirus 68 Kills Child In Rhode Island! First Publicly Announced Death In US!
http://bit.ly/1zfNXza A child infected with enterovirus 68 has died, the Rhode Island Department of Health said today, marking the first publicly announced enterovirus 68 death since the outbreak began this summer. After the Rhode Island announcement, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revealed that three patients who died later tested positive for the virus that's infecting children across the country. It is not clear what role the virus played in these deaths, but the CDC said state and local health officials are investigating. http://abcn.ws/1vw9n8H #News