CDC Telebriefing: Update on Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM) in the U.S.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will provide an update on acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) in the United States.
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Transcript for CDC Update on Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM)
Transcript for CDC Update on Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM)
CDC Telebriefing: Update on Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM) in the U.S.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will provide an update on acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) in the United States. AFM is a rare, but serious condition that affects the nervous system and causes the muscles and reflexes in the body to become weak.
Transcript for CDC Telebriefing: Update on Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM) in the U.S. (11/13/2018)
Transcript for CDC Telebriefing for an update on acute flaccid myelitis, also called AFM, the current outbreak in the United States.
Update on Children with Acute Hepatitis of Unknown Cause
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) continues to work with health departments and clinicians nationwide to identify and investigate hepatitis of unknown cause impacting children.
CDC Media Telebriefing: Update on Acute Hepatitis of Unknown Cause
Experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will discuss the latest regarding the cases of acute hepatitis of unknown cause.
Proactive Statement: MMWR on children with acute hepatitis and adenovirus infection in Alabama
A new study published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today, “Acute Hepatitis and Adenovirus Infection Among Children – Alabama, October 2021-February 2022” provides additional clinical and epidemiologic information from an ongoing investigation involving children in Alabama with hepatitis (inflammation of the liver) of unknown cause.
CDC Expects 2020 Outbreak of Life-Threatening Acute Flaccid Myelitis Transcript
Welcome, everyone, and thank you for standing by. At this time, I’d like to inform all participants that your lines are in a listen-only mode until the question and answer session of today’s conference call. If you would like to ask a question please press star 1 on your phone. I will now turn the … Continue reading CDC Expects 2020 Outbreak of Life-Threatening Acute Flaccid Myelitis Transcript
CDC Expects 2020 Outbreak of Life-Threatening Acute Flaccid Myelitis
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) anticipates that 2020 will be another peak year for cases of acute flaccid myelitis (AFM), an uncommon but serious neurologic condition that affects mostly children. The disease has peaked every two years between August and November in the United States since 2014. Enteroviruses, particularly enterovirus-D68 (EV-D68), are … Continue reading CDC Expects 2020 Outbreak of Life-Threatening Acute Flaccid Myelitis
CDC Telebriefing-New Vital Signs Report – CDC reports on largest acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) outbreak: doctors should recognize symptoms early and report all suspected cases
In 2018, the third and largest outbreak of AFM occurred in the United States since CDC started surveillance in 2014, with 233 patients in 41 states. These outbreaks have so far followed a seasonal and biennial pattern, with increases in cases in late summer and early fall.
