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7th U.S. Death Linked to Polio-Like Enterovirus

7th U.S. Death Linked to Polio-Like Enterovirus
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By Sharyl Attkisson, Investigative Reporter
Oct. 17, 2014 | ATLANTA, GA
By Sharyl Attkisson, Investigative Reporter Oct. 17, 2014 | 05:36 AM | ATLANTA, GA
As CDC resources have been stretched in dealing with the Ebola crisis, a lesser-known virus has become widespread in the U.S. and is now linked to a seventh death, according to Investigative Reporter Sharyl Attkisson.



The latest CDC update on the current outbreak of the polio-like Enterovirus D-68 states that it has now been detected “in specimens from seven patients who died and had samples submitted for testing.”



Attkisson says unlike Ebola, CDC is not publicly addressing the spread of EV-D68 in television interview or telephone briefings.



According to the latest update from CDC, at least 796 people in 46 states, including Kentucky, have been sickened with the respiratory illness that can cause paralysis from mid-August through October 16. The outbreak is likely more widespread than reported since some states are not lab testing all respiratory illnesses to confirm. Most cases are said to be mild.



Attkisson says the identity of the seventh victim isn’t provided on the CDC website.



A Phoenix couple reportedly says doctors have confirmed that enterovirus killed their infant son, Lancen Kendall, without warning. They told a local news station, 3TV, that CDC is testing to see if the D68 strain is to blame. The couple says their child showed no symptoms but simply did not wake up from a nap earlier this month.



“The lack of warning is the scariest part to me. We didn’t know he was sick,” father Kevin Kendall told the news outlet.



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