Hundreds of children in U.S. states stricken by respiratory illness

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Hundreds of children in U.S. states stricken by respiratory illness

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/hundreds-children-u-states-stricken-respiratory-illness-145819575.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/0s0L6exeZSOmAjVofGR4TA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-08-31T210928Z_956306494_GM1EA910DJN01_RTRMADP_3_CHINA-INSURANCE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="File photo shows children with respiratory illness receiving treatment at a hospital in Beijing" align="left" title="File photo shows children with respiratory illness receiving treatment at a hospital in Beijing" border="0" /></a>By Carey Gillam KANSAS CITY Mo (Reuters) - Hundreds of children in several states have been stricken by a serious respiratory illness and federal health officials said on Monday that they have confirmed an unusual strain of virus in some children 6 weeks to 16 years old. Clusters of respiratory illnesses have been seen in Kansas City and Chicago, and at least 10 more states are working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to track the illnesses to determine if they are caused by enterovirus D68, said Anne Schuchat, director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the CDC. More than 300 cases of serious respiratory illness have been reported at a pediatric hospital in Kansas City, Missouri, and 15 percent of those children needed treatment in intensive care, according to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services.</p><br clear="all"/>

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