Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Anticipated increase in acute flaccid myelitis not seen in 2020

(HealthDay)—In 2020, the anticipated increase in acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) was not observed, and the etiologies of AFM in 2019 and 2020 differed from 2018, according to research published in the Nov. 5 issue of the U.S. ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Poliolike illness strikes 2 in Philly area, is rising nationally

A rare, mysterious poliolike illness seems to be on the rise again in the U.S., with 38 cases confirmed so far this year to the federal government—including at least five in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

CDC announces acute flaccid myelitis task force

(HealthDay)—A task force to investigate a rising number of cases of a rare polio-like disease among children in the United States has been created by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

New evidence points to viral culprit in AFM child paralysis

Scientists at the Center for Infection and Immunity (CII) at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the University of California San Diego report ...

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