Yeah, they could, but if you’re waiting for a proper epidemiology study, you’d better pack a lunch.
12 Confirmed Cases of Enterovirus-D68 in Connecticut
A spokesperson from Yale-New Haven Hospital said Monday that seven cases have been confirmed at the hospital, and earlier this morning, officials at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center said three of the six samples they sent to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tested positive for Enterovirus-D68.
Officials to Hold Meeting on Enterovirus for School Nurses
The new cases are all pediatric patients from three Connecticut hospitals, according to the state Department of Public Health
October 1, 2014 5:35 PM 
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (CBS/AP) — The Rhode Island health department announced Wednesday that a 10-year-old girl has died from a staph infection associated with the enterovirus D68, a respiratory virus that has been affecting children across the country.
At a news conference in Providence, health officials said Emily Otrando of Cumberland died last week, shortly after she was rushed to the hospital for shortness of breath.
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