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https://www.cdc.gov/acute-flaccid-myelitis/afm-surveillance.html https://www.cdc.gov/acute-flaccid-myelitis/afm-surveillance.... > All of the AFM cases have te
by alex_stoddard 8y ago
https://www.cdc.gov/acute-flaccid-myelitis/afm-surveillance.html https://www.cdc.gov/acute-flaccid-myelitis/afm-surveillance....
> All of the AFM cases have tested negative for poliovirus.
- olliej 8y agoI’ll hold my breath, wait for the causative agent to be identified, and dna compared to polio and the like. Given AFM seems to occur more frequently in places with lower vaccination rates it seems plausible that existing vaccines are impacting it. Which of course implies it is a variation of an existing disease
- codekilla 8y agoWhere is it documented that it occurs in places with lower vaccination rates? From my reading, in one cluster, 8 out of 9 were up to date with their vaccinations.