Oregon health officials are investigating a death from severe respiratory illness that could be linked to vaping, according to an announcement made Tuesday by the Oregon Health Authority.
Health officials say it's unclear whether there's a connection between cases, whether vaping definitively caused these illnesses and what components or chemicals of e-cigarettes might be responsible. Reports by individual state health departments suggest the total number of potential cases could be significantly higher, although some cases may still be ruled out. The CDC declined to confirm the number of additional reports.
So far, the FDA has"received about 80 samples and continues to receive requests from states to send more samples for the FDA to analyze," the Friday statement said."The samples represent a variety of different types of products and substances -- a number of which contained incomplete information about the product.
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