Acute flaccid myelitis among persons aged ≤21 years — United States, august 1–november 13, 2014

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 63, Issue 53, 2015, Pages 1243-1244

  Leshem, Eyal ^a,b,c,d  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^c Children's Hospital Colorado   (United States)

^d Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; MYELITIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COLORADO; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; MYELITIS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84920903741     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (4)

1. Pastula DM, Aliabadi N, Haynes AK, et al. Acute neurologic illness of unknown etiology in children—Colorado, August–September 2014. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2014;63:901–2.
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3. CDC. Acute neurologic illness with focal limb weakness of unknown etiology in children. Atlanta, GA: US Department of Health and Human Services, CDC; 2014. Available at http://emergency.cdc.gov/han/han00370.asp.
4. CDC. Acute flaccid myelitis: interim considerations for clinical management. Atlanta, GA: US Department of Health and Human Services, CDC; 2014. Available at http://www.cdc.gov/ncird/downloads/acute-flaccid-myelitis.pdf.