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Wed, 2013-06-05 21:45 — Kathy Gilbeaux
ap.org - May 21, 2013
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A mysterious respiratory illness has left five people hospitalized and two dead in southeast Alabama, state health officials said Tuesday.
Seven people have been admitted to hospitals with a fever, cough and shortness of breath in recent weeks, Alabama Department of Public Health spokeswoman Mary McIntyre said in a statement.
Two of the seven have died.
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No Evidence of New Virus Says Public Health Department
montgomeryadvertiser.com - by Brian Lyman - May 23, 2013
A cluster of respiratory illnesses that initially baffled physicians in southeast Alabama appears to have been caused by a combination of known viruses and bacterium, and not any new diseases.
“I’m pleased to report that after our investigation, after getting results from samples we sent to (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), that there is no evidence of any new or unexpected virus or bacteria circulating,” Dr. Don Williamson, state public health officer, said at a news conference Thursday afternoon.
Ten patients, ranging in age from 24 to 87, were admitted to hospitals in southeast Alabama earlier this month with symptoms of fever, cough and shortness of breath, the cause of which was unknown.
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