PLOS – Lindsey Kobayashi
“Recently, a mild-to-severe respiratory illness in children in the Southeast and Midwest United States has been emerging. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report that between mid-August and September 11th, 2014, their laboratory has confirmed 82 cases in six states of Enterovirus-D68(1). This figure doesn’t include non-confirmed cases and cases tested outside of the CDC laboratory; the true number of cases is certainly higher, with hundreds of children reportedly showing symptoms.” (more)