22-09-2024 21:41 via krqe.com

Virus that can cause paralysis may be spiking in US, wastewater data shows

(NewsNation) — A polio-like virus that can cause paralysis in children and teens recently spiked again, U.S. wastewater data shows.Enterovirus D68 had been rising since early August, according to data from WastewaterSCAN, a national surveillance system run by researchers at two universities. While the latest data for the second week of September shows the presence of the virus has declined to a "normal" level, experts say the spike could be an early warning sign of an outbreak.EV-D68 is pa
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