Health officials say two hospitals in Ohio have confirmed cases of an uncommon virus causing severe respiratory illness for children in about two dozen states.
Columbus Public Health says the Centers for Disease Control confirmed the germ, enterovirus D68, in samples from Children's Hospital in Columbus. The Ohio Department of Health also says at least one sample from Akron Children's Hospital tested positive for the germ, and says the state has seen increased respiratory illness cases, especially in children. Samples also have been sent to the CDC from hospitals in Chillicothe, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Coldwater, Dayton, Gallipolis, Lima and Sandusky. The virus can cause cold-like symptoms. It's an uncommon strain of a common family of viruses that typically hit from summertime through the fall.
