Acute Flaccid Myelitis | Resources and References | CDC

Acute Flaccid Myelitis | Resources and References | CDC

CDC Expert Commentary from Medscape

Update on Acute Flaccid Myelitis
Run time: 5:34 mins.
Released 3/22/2017

Acute Flaccid Myelitis in US Children, Update for Clinicians
Run time: 7:36 mins.
Released 1/20/2015

General Resources

• Transverse Myelitis Association Resources

How to Spot Symptoms of Acute Flaccid Myelitis in Your Child NEW JAN 2017

Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM) Fact Sheet for Patients[1 page]

• Acute Flaccid Myelitis in U.S. Children feature article NEW JAN 2017

For Clinicians

• Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM): What Health Care Providers Need to Know, COCA Call, November 13, 2018.
• FAQ by Clinicians and Health Departments[2 pages] NEW SEPT 2018
• CDC Updates Specimen Collection, Shipping, and Testing Guidance for Suspected Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM) Cases, COCA Clinical Action, March 24, 2017.

Job Aid for Clinicians: How to send information about a patient under investigation (PUIs) for AFM case to the health department NEW AUGUST 2018

• Notice to Clinicians: Continued Vigilance Urged for Cases of Acute Flaccid Myelitis, COCA Clinical Reminder, August 27, 2015.

Publications

• Increase in Acute Flaccid Myelitis — United States, 2018, MMWR, November 16, 2018.
• Safety, tolerability, and efficacy of fluoxetine as an antiviral for acute flaccid myelitis, Neurology, November 9, 2018.
• Acute Flaccid Myelitis Among Children — Washington, September–November 2016, MMWR, August 11, 2017.
• Notes from the Field: Cluster of Acute Flaccid Myelitis in Five Pediatric Patients – Maricopa County, Arizona, 2016, MMWR, July 21, 2017.
• Outcomes of Colorado children with acute flaccid myelitis at 1 year, Neurology, June 14, 2017.
• Acute flaccid myelitis: A clinical review of US cases 2012-2015, Annals of Neurology, September 2016.
• Enterovirus D68 Infection in Children with Acute Flaccid Myelitis, Colorado, USA, 2014, EID, August 2016.
• Acute Flaccid Myelitis in the United States—August – December 2014: Results of Nation-Wide Surveillance, CID, June 17, 2016.
• Notes from the Field: Acute Flaccid Myelitis Among Persons Aged ≤21 Years— United States, August 1–November 13, 2014, MMWR, January 9, 2015.
• Acute Neurologic Illness of Unknown Etiology in Children — Colorado, August—September, 2014, MMWR, October 3, 2014.
• A novel outbreak enterovirus D68 strain associated with acute flaccid myelitis cases in the USA (2012-14): a retrospective cohort study, The Lancet Infectious Diseases, June 2015.
• Acute flaccid paralysis with anterior myelitis – California, June 2012-June 2014, MMWR, October 10, 2014.
• Recognition and Management of Acute Flaccid Myelitis in Children, Pediatric Neurology, Oct 20, 2015.
• Acute Flaccid Myelitis of Unknown Etiology in California, 2012-2015, Journal of the American Medical Association, Dec 22-29, 2015.