Enterovirus 68: 4 Americans Have Died In Outbreak Of Rare Respiratory Illness: CDC

At least four Americans have died of a severe respiratory illness that has spread to 42 states, public health officials said Wednesday. The outbreak of enterovirus 68 has caused a rash of child illnesses nationwide, some of them critical. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed 500 cases as of Wednesday but said the number of cases is probably much higher.