Increase in Acute Flaccid Myelitis — United States, 2018

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Personal Author:
  McKay, Susannah L. ; Lee, Adria D. ; Lopez, Adriana S. ; Nix, W. Allan ; Dooling, Kathleen L. ; Keaton, Amelia A. ; Spence-Davizon, Emily ; Herlihy, Rachel ; Clark, Thomas A. ; Hopkins, Sarah E. ; Pastula, Daniel M. ; Sejvar, James ; Oberste, M. Steven ; Pallansch, Mark A. ; Patel, Manisha ; Routh, Janell A.
• Description:
  In August 2018, CDC noted an increased number of reports of patients having symptoms clinically compatible with acute flaccid myelitis (AFM), a rare condition characterized by rapid onset of flaccid weakness in one or more limbs and spinal cord gray matter lesions, compared with August 2017. Since 2014, CDC has conducted Surveillance for AFM using a standardized case definition (1,2). An Epi-X* notice was issued on August 23, 2018, to increase clinician awareness and provide guidance for case reporting.
• Subjects:
  Acute Disease Adolescent Adult Child Child, Preschool Female Full Report Humans Incidence Infant Male Muscle Hypotonia Myelitis Population Surveillance Young Adult

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• Source:
  MMWR Morbidity Mortal Weekly Rep. 67(45):1273-1275
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• DOI:
  http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6745e1
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Pubmed ID:
  30439867
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC6290805
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  3 pdf pages
• Volume:
  67
• Issue:
  45
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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