Severe respiratory illness case under investigation in Spokane County

SPOKANE — With several severe respiratory illnesses in Washington state under investigation for enterovirus D68 (EV-D68), Spokane Regional Health District (SRHD) officials confirmed in a Sept. 12 news release that they are working with local providers to investigate a severe respiratory illness in one area child. At this time, there are still no confirmed cases of EV-D68 in Spokane County or Washington state.

Cases of severe EV-D68 illness have been reported from Colorado, North Carolina, Georgia, Ohio, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Kentucky. SRHD officials encourage local he...