Polio — Vax Before Travel

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Fact checked by Robert Carlson, MD

Feb 9

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3 Countries Report Polio Cases in 2019

Poliovirus cases reported by Afghanistan, Niger, Pakistan

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Fact checked by Kelley Lu, PharmD

Jan 22

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201 AFM Cases Confirmed During 2018

Acute Flaccid Myelitis is diagnosed by examining a patient’s nervous system in combination with reviewing pictures of the spinal cord

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Acute Flaccid Myelitis

Fact checked by Robert Carlson, MD

Dec 27

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17 Additional AFM Cases Reported

Acute Flaccid Myelitis cases reported by Texas, Colorado and 27 other states during 2018

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Acute Flaccid Myelitis

Fact checked by Robert Carlson, MD

Dec 19

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UK Reports 28 Acute Flaccid Paralysis Cases during 2018

Acute Flaccid Paralysis outbreak coincides with the Acute Flaccid Myelitis outbreak in the USA

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Acute Flaccid Myelitis

Fact checked by Kelley Lu, PharmD

Dec 17

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165 AFM Cases Confirmed by CDC

Acute Flaccid Myelitis confirmed in Texas, Colorado, Ohio, New Jersey among 32 other states reporting cases during 2018

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Acute Flaccid Myelitis