Cluster of acute flaccid myelitis in five pediatric patients — Maricopa county, Arizona, 2016

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 66, Issue 28, 2017, Pages 758-760

  Iverson, Sally A ^a,b,c   Ostdiek, Scott ^d   Prasai, Siru ^b   Engelthaler, David M ^e   Kretschmer, Melissa ^b   Fowle, Nicole ^b   Tokhie, Harlori K ^d   Routh, Janell ^f   Sejvar, James ^g   Ayers, Tracy ^f   Bowers, Jolene ^e   Brady, Shane ^c   Rogers, Shannon ^f   Nix, W Allan ^f   Komatsu, Ken ^c   Sunenshine, Rebecca ^a,b   Sylvester, Tammy ^b   Harrison, Veronica ^e   Heim, Jennifer ^d   Robinson, Susan ^c   Ostovar, Gholamabbas A ^h   more..

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

^b Maricopa County Health Dept   (United States)

^c ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES   (United States)

^d PHOENIX CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e TRANSLATIONAL GENOMICS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^f NATIONAL CENTER FOR IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES   (United States)

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

^h Maricopa Integrated Health System   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ARIZONA; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; MYELITIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ACUTE DISEASE; ARIZONA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; MYELITIS;

EID: 85026201721     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6628a4     Document Type: Note

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