Severe respiratory illness case under investigation in Spokane County
Still no confirmed cases of enterovirus D68 locally or Washington State
Last updated 9/18/2014 at 11:33am
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 loc...
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