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Enterovirus D68 kills B.C. man with asthma

The B.C. Centre for Disease Control has confirmed a man in his 20s who suffered from asthma has died after contracting Enterovirus D68.

The death was confirmed in a conference call on Friday morning.

It is the first death in Canada linked to the disease.

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Source:: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/enterovirus-d68-kills-b-c-man-with-asthma-1.2803626?cmp=rss

      

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