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DATE: SATURDAY, April 9, 1994                   TAG: 9404120102
SECTION: NATL/INT                    PAGE: A-8   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: Associated Press
DATELINE: LOS ANGELES                                 LENGTH: Short

CHICKENPOX DEATHS LINKED TO INFECTION

Five Southern California children with chickenpox apparently died from a severe bacterial infection that entered their bloodstreams through their sores, a health official said Friday.

"We're actually dealing with two diseases," said Dr. Shirley Fanin, public health officer for Los Angeles County. The fatalities are being caused by Group A streptococcus, a bacterial disease, she said.

heavy chickenpox season is giving the bacteria more opportunity, she added.

- Associated Press

Keywords:
FATALITY

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