NEW ORLEANS - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it has found no link between tainted Chinese drywall and the deaths of 11 people living in homes with the defective drywall in Florida, Louisiana and Virginia.
The CDC said in a report Monday that the people died without exception due to "pre-existing chronic health conditions unrelated to imported drywall exposure." The findings by the Atlanta-based CDC back up previous findings by the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
The five cases reviewed in Florida were for three males and two females, ages 60 to 86 at time of death, according to the commission. Four of the persons were diagnosed with cancers (two lung, one bladder, one laryngeal), and two of these also had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The fifth person had a primary diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease with other chronic illnesses.
Large quantities of defective Chinese-made drywall were imported during a past housing boom and after a string of Gulf Coast hurricanes five years ago. The drywall has been linked to corrosion in thousands of homes, mostly in Florida, Virginia, Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana
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