Possible enterovirus death in Catalunya
Thursday, June 23, 2016 @ 2:10 PM
A THREE-YEAR-OLD child has died in hospital from what is thought to be a case of enterovirus, a highly-contagious condition which has affected nearly 100 people throughout Catalunya.
The little boy, who would have turned three at the end of July, was rushed to a walk-in clinic after he began vomiting and presented a high temperature.
He was sent home, but taken to A&E shortly afterwards when he began to lose consciousness.
Whilst there, he went into cardiac arrest and medics were unable to revive him.
Tests showing it was likely to have been the enterovirus epidemic affecting him are as yet inconclusive since, as regional health authorities stress, 'numerous illnesses' can cause a loss of consciousness which may or may not end in tragedy.
If the condition is confirmed, he will be the first patient in Catalunya to have died from the virus – an earlier death in Reus (Tarragona province) was found not to be 100% linked to the infection.
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