Enterovirus D68 Confirmed in Maine

On September 30, 2014, Federal CDC notified Maine CDC of a single confirmed case of Enterovirus D68 (EV-D68).

The single case is in a school aged child from York County. The child was hospitalized for several days with cough, wheezing, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, retractions, cyanosis, vomiting, and chest pain. The child was not in intensive care, and was released from the hospital and is recovered.

Please read the Maine Public Health Alert Network System Advisory 2014PHADV020 for additional details.