How to understand Ohio’s ‘white lung syndrome’ pneumonia outbreak — and why it’s not linked to China
by Andrea Blanco and Amelia Neath
Dec 03, 2023
4 minutes
Health authorities in Ohio have alerted in recent days of a paediatric surge of cases of pneumonia in the state.
The Warren County Health District said in a statement on Wednesday that 145 cases of pneumonia have been reported in children between the ages of three and 14 since August. In an initial news release on Tuesday, the health district confirmed that the spreading illness was deemed an “outbreak” due to the above-average case volumes.
Recent media reports have drawn comparisons between the spike in cases of in both Ohio and China. — meaning that the strains seen by Ohio doctors are not
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