Wisconsin health officials said there are at least nine suspected cases of Enterovirus in the state.

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Doctors suspect there are at least nine cases of the rare and potentially deadly Enterovirus D68 have hit Wisconsin.The respiratory and stomach illness is now confirmed or suspected in at least 28 states.Hundreds of children have been hospitalized all over the country with symptoms of the virus.But some doctors fear the numbers could be worse. Many local health care providers are allegedly not testing for the virus.With children heading back to school, it's easy to overlook the sniffles."Somebody who is in the hospital, particularly in the ICU and has an unexplained respiratory illness, then it is our procedure that we would test," said Dr. Nasia Safdar, director of Infection Control at the University of Wisconsin Hospital in Madison.Over the last few days, one patient showed up to the University of Wisconsin hospital with serious symptoms. Clinics in Milwaukee have been busy as well."We have seen a lot of respiratory illnesses in the outpatient setting," said Dr. Paley, M.D. at Bayshore Pediatrics with Children's Hospital of Wisconsin.Paley said there are about 100 strains of Enterovirus -- much like hand, foot and mouth disease. Most of the time, symptoms are comparable to the common cold."We don't test for each in each and every . There is not a cure for it. There is not a medicine for it. So we treat it like we treat everything else," Paley said.Paley suggested parents watch for signs. "If you start to have problems breathing, if you're wheezing, if you're looking sicker after a few days instead of getting better, we need to see you because maybe it is more severe. Maybe it is this virus that we are seeing in other states putting children in the hospital," Paley said.Samples of the nine suspected cases in the Madison area were sent to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Officials said the results should be back in about one week.In the meantime, doctors encourage everyone to practice good hygiene to counter the virus.