Warning Issued After 11 Cases of Polio-Like Illness Seen Across 8 States

Warning Issued After 11 Cases of Polio-Like Illness Seen Across 8 States
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A government warning has been issued in the United States about a serious polio-like illness, acute flaccid myelitis (AFM), that has affected 11 young children across eight states so far this year.

The warning from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) comes after a record 233 cases of the rare but potentially life-threatening illness across 41 states last year.

Isabel van Brugen
Isabel van Brugen
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Isabel van Brugen is an award-winning journalist. She holds a master's in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.
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