New Brunswick has its first confirmed case of Enterovirus D68, which is the strain that has hospitalized children across North America and been linked to at least three deaths.
A Fredericton child, who tested positive for Enterovirus D68, was hospitalized for four days, but is now doing well, public health officials say. (CBC)
The patient, a Fredericton school-aged child without underlying medical conditions, was hospitalized for four days, released in early October and is now doing well, said acting chief medical officer of health Dr. Jennifer Russell.
There are no other suspected cases in the province, she said in a statement on Monday.
Public health announced the confirmed case after receiving test results from the national microbiology lab in Winnipeg. Confirmation of test results takes several weeks, Russell said.
The results do not impact the treatment, which is the same for all strains of the disease, but they can be beneficial for researchers, she said.
Earlier this month, test results confirmed two other children in Fredericton, who tested positive for Enterovirus, did not have the D68 strain.
EV-D68 is one of more than 100 non-polio enteroviruses, which are common at this time of year.
Symptoms are similar to that of a cold, such as a runny nose and fever, but can cause serious respiratory problems.
Much like the common cold, the virus is transmitted through close contact, from nose or throat secretions.
New Brunswickers are encouraged to take proper measures to protect themselves through frequent washing of hands, coughing into one's sleeve and staying home when sick.
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