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

Emerg Infect Dis. 2019 Mar;25(3):573-576. doi: 10.3201/eid2503.170897. Epub 2019 Mar 17.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Argentina; EV-D68; acute flaccid myelitis; children; enterovirus; infectious disease outbreaks; myelitis; viruses.

Publication types

  • Historical Article

MeSH terms

  • Age Factors
  • Argentina / epidemiology
  • Capsid Proteins / genetics
  • Child, Preschool
  • Enterovirus D, Human*
  • Enterovirus Infections / epidemiology*
  • Enterovirus Infections / history
  • Enterovirus Infections / therapy
  • Enterovirus Infections / virology
  • Female
  • History, 21st Century
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulins, Intravenous / therapeutic use
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Myelitis / epidemiology*
  • Myelitis / history
  • Myelitis / therapy
  • Myelitis / virology*
  • Phylogeny
  • Viral Load

Substances

  • Capsid Proteins
  • Immunoglobulins, Intravenous