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To: Conscience of a Conservative
While there have been smaller outbreaks in the psat (here and abroad), enterovirus D-68 is rarely seen anywhere.

It's damned well being seen now, in 46 of 50 states. And it does exist in Central American? A study found it in 3% of children tested.

Again, are you aware of any effort by our government's health agencies to determine why this sudden and widespread outbreak. One would think this outbreak would be the top priority of the so-called Center for Disease Control. But not a word about a virus that has been spreading for several months now, other than one weasel worded spiel of BS.

14 posted on 10/31/2014 8:36:36 AM PDT by Will88
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Here is an article that pretty well summarizes what’s been said about the spread of enterovirus 68 so far, including the weasel words of the CDC.

http://www.thefederalistpapers.org/us/cdc-responds-to-claims-linking-deadly-enterovirus-epidemic-to-illegal-alien-kids


19 posted on 10/31/2014 8:48:18 AM PDT by Will88
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“And it does exist in Central American? A study found it in 3% of children tested”

That’s not what that study said. The study looked at children in Central America who presented with flu-like symptoms, and found that 3% of them had AN enterovirus, not that they had Enterovirus D-68 (indeed, most of the 3% had an Enterovirus A or B strain). That is not at all surprising, since enteroviruses in general are very common (here, in Central America, and pretty much everywhere else) and most strains cause flu-like symptoms. So, the fact that 3% of kids with flu-like symptoms had an enterovirus doesn’t tell us much of anything.


20 posted on 10/31/2014 8:49:11 AM PDT by Conscience of a Conservative
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