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BUG WATCH Department of Pathology (Microbiology) 140 120 Positive Specimens 100 Adenovirus B. Pertussis HMPV Coronavirus RSV Flu A Flu B Rhino/Entero (incl. EV68) Paraflu 80 60 40 20 0 Week Ending ).CHCO SPC V 1.9 (Epi Diarrhea Viruses Enterovirus Positive Specimens 6 3 0 Week Ending CHCO SPC V 1.9 (Epi.) Late Breaker: Investigations into the cluster of acute neurologic disease temporally associated with the large enterovirus D68 (EVD68) US outbreak continues. To date, 12 children have been admitted to CHCO with this condition. The first case had an onset date of August 4, 2014 when enterovirus/rhinovirus detections (including EVD68) peaked. The last case had an onset date of October 11, 2014, as these viruses began to wane. Ten children had focal limb weakness and cranial nerve dysfunction, with MRI showing lesions of the brainstem and spinal cord grey matter. Most of the children have yet to fully recover. A preceding respiratory illness was common in affected children, with EVD68 detected in respiratory specimens from 4 of the cases. CDC has verified reports of 70 similar cases in 16 states. 11/11/2014 © The Epidemiology Department at Children’s Hospital Colorado 1 of 1 Content Editors: Christine Robinson, PhD ([email protected]) & Kelly Pearce ([email protected]) Circulation Editor: Carolyn Brock ([email protected]
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