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PRO/AH/EDR> Acute flaccid myelitis – North America (03): USA

Other Human Disease -- United StatesCDC is concerned about AFM, a serious illness that we do not know the cause of or how to prevent it.- CDC is investigating the increase in AFM in 2016. As of August 2016, 50 people in 24 states were confirmed to have AFM.- Even with an increase in cases in 2016, AFM remains a very rare disease (less than one in a million).- While the AFM case count for 2016 is less than the 2014 case count, CDC is concerned about the increase in cases in recent months.- CDC is Read more [...]