Two cases of acute severe flaccid myelitis associated with enterovirus D68 infection in children, Norway, autumn 2014.
Journal: Euro Surveillance : Bulletin Europeen Sur Les Maladies Transmissibles = European Communicable Disease Bulletin
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Abstract
Enterovirus D68 (EV-D68), phylogenetic clade B was identified in nasopharyngeal specimens of two cases of severe acute flaccid myelitis. The cases were six and five years-old and occurred in September and November 2014. EV-D68 is increasingly associated with acute flaccid myelitis in children, most cases being reported in the United States. Awareness of this possible neurological complication of enterovirus D68 infection is needed.
Authors
H Pfeiffer, K Bragstad, M Skram, H Dahl, P Knudsen, M Chawla, M Holberg Petersen, K Vainio, S Dudman, A Kran, A Rojahn
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