Acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) is a rare illness that anyone can get. It affects a person’s nervous system, specifically the spinal cord. AFM can result from a variety of causes, including viral infections. In...

Federal health officials released updated data on the Acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) situation in the United States year-to-date, and in September we seen a significant number of cases reported. As of September...

Since the beginning of the year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has received 50 reports of cases of Acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) from 24 states through the end of August. During...

From August 2014 to March 2015, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) verified reports of 115 children in 34 states who developed acute flaccid myelitis. Now a research team led by scientists...

In an update in the investigation of children across the United States who developed acute flaccid myelitis, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says since August 2, 2014, there has...

With the first day of winter just around the corner in the United States (Dec 21), the end of the Enterovirus season should be upon us. However, after not reporting any Enterovirus D-68 (EV-D68) cases...