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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Amelia Neath

What is the mysterious ‘white lung pneumonia’ affecting children in Ohio?

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Children in an area of Ohio are being affected by a paediatric surge of cases of pneumonia, some experiencing mycoplasma pneumonia, the same illness that has been seen in outbreaks in Denmark and China.

Warren County Heath District in Ohio said in a statement on Wednesday that they have had an increase in pneumonia cases – 145 reported cases in children between the ages of three and 14 since August.

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