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9th Child Dies from Adenovirus Outbreak at NJ Facility

The CDC is helping local authorities with the outbreak, as more children fall victim to it.

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via The Daily Beast

The New Jersey Department of Health announced on Sunday that a ninth child has died from an adenovirus outbreak at a rehabilitation facility in the state. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is assisting local authorities, and the Wanaque Center, where the adenovirus broke out, is not admitting new residents in the meantime. “We are working every day to ensure all infection control protocols are continuously followed and closely monitoring the situation at the facility,” said Dr. Shereef Elnahal, the state’s health commissioner.

Read it at NJ Department of Health

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