An increase in reports of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) in the United Kingdom, 1 January 2018–21 January 2019: early findings

Authors :: The United Kingdom Acute Flaccid Paralysis A F P Task Force
Ramsay, M
Dunning, J
Foulkes, S
Lopez, J
Bukasa, A
Iyanger, N
Zambon, M
Brown, K
Bradshaw, D
Ladhani, S
MacGregor, V
Pebody, R
Donati, M
Stowe, J
Williams, C
Devine, M
Reynolds, A
Marques, D
McMenamin, J
Templeton, K
Lim, M
Dunning, W
Force, The United Kingdom Acute Flaccid Paralysis Afp Task
Source :: Eurosurveillance
Publication Year :: 2019
Publisher :: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), 2019.
Abstract: During 2018, the United Kingdom experienced an increase in reports of cases of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP). As at 21 January 2019, 40 cases had been identified with a peak in October 2018. The increase was temporally associated with an upsurge in enterovirus (EV) D68 activity. Enterovirus was detected in 15 cases, mainly from respiratory tract samples; nine were typed as EV-D68. A national task force has been established and investigations are ongoing.

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