Acute Flaccid Myelitis Associated with Enterovirus D68 in Children, Argentina, 2016.
Journal: Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Abstract
After a 2014 outbreak of severe respiratory illness caused by enterovirus D68 in the United States, sporadic cases of acute flaccid myelitis have been reported worldwide. We describe a cluster of acute flaccid myelitis cases in Argentina in 2016, adding data to the evidence of association between enterovirus D68 and this polio-like illness.
Authors
Carolina Carballo, Marcela Erro, Nora Sordelli, Gabriel Vazquez, Alicia Mistchenko, Claudia Cejas, Manlio Rodriguez, Daniel Cisterna, Maria Freire, Maria Contrini, Eduardo Lopez
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