AFM Cases in U.S. [2019-10-07]

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AFM Cases in U.S. [2019-10-07]

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October 7, 2019
By National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (U.S.). Division of Viral Diseases.

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Alternative Title:

Acute flaccid myelitis cases in U.S.
Corporate Authors:

National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (U.S.). Division of Viral Diseases.
Description:

There are 22 confirmed cases so far in 2019 (CA [8 cases], GA, MD [3 cases], NC [2 cases], NE, PA, TX [4 cases], UT, WV) out of 102 reports of PUIs.

No deaths were reported during the acute illness of patients with confirmed AFM who had limb weakness onset in 2018; however, there were two reports of patients confirmed with AFM in 2018 who had expired months after limb weakness onset. We have also learned of deaths in cases confirmed in previous years.
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Acute Disease Myelitis Paralysis
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Webpage
Place as Subject:

United States
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Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
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