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From CDC: States update number of cases of lung injury associated with use of e-cigarette, or vaping, products

PRESS RELEASE FROM CDC

Thursday, October 24, 2019

CDC today announced the updated number of confirmed and probable lung injury cases and deaths associated with the use of e-cigarette, or vaping, products.

Patients with Lung Injury

Deaths

  • 34 deaths have been confirmed in 24 states:  Alabama, California (3), Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois (2), Indiana (3), Kansas (2), Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota (3), Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and Virginia.
    • The media age of patients who have died is 49 years old, ranging from 17 to 75 years old.

For updates on this investigation, visit:  www.cdc.gov/lunginjury.

For information about the collection of e-cigarette products for possible testing by FDA, contact FDAVapingSampleInquiries@fda.hhs.gov.

For information about collection and submission of clinical specimens for possible testing by CDC, see CDC’s Healthcare Provider web page.

For information about collection and submission of e-cigarette, or vaping, products and e-liquids associated with confirmed or probable cases for possible aerosol emissions testing by CDC, contact:  incidentresponse@cdc.gov.

Clinicians and health officials who have questions about this outbreak can contact:  LungDiseaseOutbreak@cdc.gov.

All others, including the general public, who have questions about this outbreak can contact CDC-INFO at 1-800-232-4636, or visit wwwn.cdc.gov/dcs/ContactUs/Form.

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