Rise of mysterious respiratory infections in Chinese children triggers U.N. health investigation
The World Health Organization says it has made an official request to China for information about a potentially worrying spike in respiratory illnesses and clusters of pneumonia in children. The U.N. health agency cited unspecified media reports and a global infectious disease monitoring service as reporting clusters of undiagnosed pneumonia in children in northern China. In a statement on November 22, WHO said it was unclear whether those were linked to a rise in respiratory infections reported by Chinese authorities. Outside scientists said the situation warranted close monitoring, but were not convinced that the recent spike in respiratory illnesses...
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