Enterovirus D68–Associated Acute Flaccid Myelitis, United States, 2020

Enterovirus D68–Associated Acute Flaccid Myelitis, United States, 2020

Acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) is a serious neurologic condition that causes limb weakness or paralysis in previously healthy children. Since clusters of cases were first reported in 2014, nationwide surveillance has demonstrated sharp increases in AFM cases in the United States every 2 years, most oc...

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Main Authors: Sarah Kidd, Adriana S. Lopez, Jennifer L. Konopka-Anstadt, W. Allan Nix, Janell A. Routh, M. Steven Oberste
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020-10-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
acute flaccid myelitis
enterovirus infections
central nervous system viral diseases
viruses
United States
EV-D68
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/10/20-1630_article

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