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'I Want Answers,' Says Mom Of Teen Among 7 Dead In North Jersey Adenovirus Outbreak 'I Want Answers,' Says Mom Of Teen Among 7 Dead In North Jersey Adenovirus Outbreak
'I Want Answers,' Says Mom Of Teen Among 7 Dead In North Jersey Adenovirus Outbreak The mother of a 16-year-old girl who was among seven dead in an adenovirus outbreak at the Wanaque Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation is demanding answers, ABC7 reports. Elizabeth Poulous was in St. Joseph's Medical Center in Paterson with a raging fever at the time of her diagnosis, her mom Kristine Polous Deleg told the outlet. The teen -- who has been a longterm care patient at the facility for four years -- was apparently diagnosed with the virus several days before the NJ Health Department was notified of the outbreak, the article says. Her mother says she was not made aware of the…

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