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

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Kidd, Sarah ; Lopez, Adriana S. ; Konopka-Anstadt, Jennifer L. ; Nix, W. Allan ; Routh, Janell A. ; Oberste, M. Steven
• Description:
  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 occurring during late summer and early fall. Given this current biennial pattern, another peak AFM season is expected during fall 2020 in the United States. Scientific understanding of the etiology and the factors driving the biennial increases in AFM has advanced rapidly in the past few years, although areas of uncertainty remain. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and AFM partners are focused on answering key questions about AFM epidemiology and mechanisms of disease. This article summarizes the current understanding of AFM etiology and outlines priorities for surveillance and research as we prepare for a likely surge in cases in 2020.
• Subjects:
  Central Nervous System Viral Diseases Child Enterovirus D, Human Enterovirus Infections Humans Myelitis Neuromuscular Diseases
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 26(10)
• Pubmed ID:
  32833616
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC7510737
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  26
• Issue:
  10
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:443b87c6a8c925ecd0b3ff6de7114ca99e349cfc9f882c5706bfb73ae2c4de41
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/94769/cdc_94769_DS1.pdf
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