Enterovirus D68 Confirmed in Spokane County

SPOKANE — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed the presence of enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) in Spokane County. The CDC testing confirmed that two children hospitalized in September had respiratory illness associated with EV-D68. The children were between the ages of 0 and 10 years old and both were discharged.

“We are not surprised to find that EV-D68 caused some illnesses in Spokane given the widespread nature of this virus in other parts of the country,” Spokane Regional Health District (SHRD, health officer Dr. Joel McCullough said in a news release.

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