Acute Flaccid Myelitis
Q&A: Will 2020 be another outbreak year for AFM?
As of July 31, there have been 16 confirmed cases of acute flaccid myelitis this year in the United States, according to the CDC, which said last week that it is anticipating another outbreak of the serious neurological condition.
Health officials on ‘high alert’ for AFM in 2020
In 2014, there was an unexpected surge in the number of children in the United States who experienced sudden unexplained limb weakness and paralysis, particularly after a viral illness. The seemingly new condition, now recognized as acute flaccid myelitis, or AFM, is a subset of acute flaccid paralysis.
Are enteroviruses the predominant cause of AFM in the US?
There has been much speculation about what has been causing the recent outbreaks of acute flaccid myelitis, or AFM, in United States since its emergence in 2014, with enteroviruses being the main suspect.
Are enteroviruses the predominant cause of AFM in the US?
There has been much speculation about what has been causing the recent outbreaks of acute flaccid myelitis, or AFM, in the United States since its emergence in 2014, with enteroviruses being the main suspect.
Health officials on ‘high alert’ for AFM in 2020
In 2014, there was an unexpected surge in the number of children in the United States who experienced sudden unexplained limb weakness and paralysis, particularly after a viral illness. The seemingly new condition, now recognized as acute flaccid myelitis, or AFM, is a subset of acute flaccid paralysis.
Enterovirus vaccine reduces severe HFMD cases by 60%
Rates of severe childhood hand, foot and mouth disease, or HFMD, have declined significantly in Chengdu, China, since the introduction of a localized pediatric enterovirus 71 immunization program in 2016, according to results from a longitudinal surveillance study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases.
Every pediatrician ‘needs to be able to recognize’ AFM
NEW YORK — It is important that pediatricians are able to identify presenting clinical features of acute flaccid myelitis, or AFM, said Kevin Messacar, MD, pediatric infectious disease physician and researcher at Children’s Hospital Colorado and the University of Colorado.
Biomarkers could predict AFM with more than 80% accuracy
WASHINGTON — Researchers identified a biological signature of acute flaccid myelitis, or AFM, found in cerebrospinal fluid.
New findings provide additional evidence of AFM, enterovirus link
Testing of 14 patients with acute flaccid myelitis, or AFM, showed they had antibodies against enteroviruses, especially EV-D68, in their cerebrospinal fluid at a significantly higher rate than controls, supporting “the plausibility of a link” between enterovirus infection and AFM, researchers reported in mBio.