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Unseasonal Respiratory Virus Spreading in Arkansas

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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warningthat cases of Respiratory Syncytial Virus, RSV for short, are suddenly rising across the Southeastern U.S. due to the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions. Children and infants are especially vulnerable to the virus, experts say, as well as elders. 

Jacqueline Froelich is an investigative reporter and news producer for Ozarks at Large.
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