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Acute Flaccid Myelitis Associated with Enterovirus D68 in Children, Argentina, 2016.

Authors :
Carballo, Carolina M.
Erro, Marcela García
Sordelli, Nora
Vazquez, Gabriel
Mistchenko, Alicia S.
Cejas, Claudia
Rodriguez, Manlio
Cisterna, Daniel M.
Freire, Maria Cecilia
Contrini, Maria M.
Lopez, Eduardo L.
Source :
Emerging Infectious Diseases; Mar2019, Vol. 25 Issue 3, p573-576, 4p
Publication Year :
2019

Abstract

After a 2014 outbreak of severe respiratory illness caused by enterovirus D68 in the United States, sporadic cases of acute flaccid myelitis have been reported worldwide. We describe a cluster of acute flaccid myelitis cases in Argentina in 2016, adding data to the evidence of association between enterovirus D68 and this polio-like illness. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Subjects

Subjects :
MYELITIS
CHILDREN
DISEASES

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10806040
Volume :
25
Issue :
3
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
134873139
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2503.170897