News & Perspective

Mar 28, 2017

Mar 28, 2017
Lab pipetting

CDC updates flaccid myelitis testing, expands search for clues

Last year saw a surge of 136 AFM cases in 37 states.

Nov 02, 2016

Nov 02, 2016
Hospitalized girl

CDC probes rise in AFM cases as Washington reports cluster

A recent surge may be linked to a cluster of suspected cases in Washington state.

Oct 04, 2016

Oct 04, 2016

News Scan for Oct 04, 2016

Salmonella in eggs
AFM in the US
Tick-borne thrombocytopenia

Jul 14, 2016

Jul 14, 2016

News Scan for Jul 14, 2016

Saudi MERS case
Southern Hemisphere flu rise
Resistant fungal infections
HAIs: Melioidosis, mycobacteria
EV-D68 and flaccid myelitis

Jun 20, 2016

Jun 20, 2016

News Scan for Jun 20, 2016

DRC yellow fever
US plague, tularemia cases
Anthrax vaccine
Acute flaccid myelitis

Jun 16, 2016

Jun 16, 2016

News Scan for Jun 16, 2016

Spanish EV-A71 outbreak
India polio vaccination
Experimental malaria drug

Jan 29, 2016

Jan 29, 2016

News Scan for Jan 29, 2016

MERS vaccine to be tested
GBS and AFP in Wales
TB risk in aircraft
Polio cases in Laos

Jul 23, 2015

Jul 23, 2015

News Scan for Jul 23, 2015

MERS in Saudi Arabia
H5N2 vaccine in chickens
Experimental Marburg drug
Klebsiella in retail meat
Epidemic threat poll
EV-D68 rapid test

Jun 26, 2015

Jun 26, 2015

News Scan for Jun 26, 2015

Ebola rapid test
Asymptomatic MERS in UAE
EV-C105 and flaccid paralysis
Cholera on Hispaniola

Mar 31, 2015

Mar 31, 2015
Child in wheelchair

Genetic study boosts evidence for EV-D68 in polio-like cases

The virus was found in half the acute flaccid myelitis patients studied, and earlier testing may have identified more, say authors.

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