Acute Flaccid Myelitis Associated with Enterovirus D68 in Children, Argentina, 2016

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 en...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Emerging infectious diseases 2019-03, Vol.25 (3), p.573-576
Hauptverfasser:	Carballo, Carolina M, Erro, Marcela García, Sordelli, Nora, Vazquez, Gabriel, Mistchenko, Alicia S, Cejas, Claudia, Rodriguez, Manlio, Cisterna, Daniel M, Freire, Maria Cecilia, Contrini, Maria M, Lopez, Eduardo L
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	acute flaccid myelitis Age Factors Analysis Argentina Argentina - epidemiology Capsid Proteins - genetics Case studies Child, Preschool Children Dispatch enterovirus Enterovirus D, Human Enterovirus Infections - epidemiology Enterovirus Infections - history Enterovirus Infections - therapy Enterovirus Infections - virology Epidemiology Female Health aspects History, 21st Century Humans Immunoglobulins, Intravenous - therapeutic use Infant infectious disease outbreaks Male myelitis Myelitis - epidemiology Myelitis - history Myelitis - therapy Myelitis - virology Patient outcomes Phylogeny Respiratory tract infections Viral Load
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Zusammenfassung:	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.
ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid2503.170897