Acute flaccid myelitis among children — washington, September–November 2016

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 66, Issue 31, 2017, Pages 826-829

  Bonwitt, Jesse ^a,b   Poel, Amy ^b   Debolt, Chas ^b   Gonzales, Elysia ^c   Lopez, Adriana ^d   Routh, Janell ^d   Rietberg, Krista ^c   Linton, Natalie ^b   Reggin, James ^e   Sejvar, James ^f   Lindquist, Scott ^b   Otten, Catherine ^g  

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

^b WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH SEATTLE AND KING COUNTY   (United States)

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

^e SACRED HEART MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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

^g SEATTLE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MYELITIS; PARALYSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; WASHINGTON;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYELITIS; PARALYSIS; WASHINGTON;

EID: 85027382223     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6631a2     Document Type: Article

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