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5 Things to know about AFM

October 22, 2019 By SPUC

Medscape has released the new CDC Expert Commentary  “5 things to know about AFM.”
Title: 5 Things to Know About Acute Flaccid Myelitis
Expert/Faculty: Janell A. Routh, MD, MHS
Posting Date: October 15, 2019
Link: medscape.com/viewarticle/919704?src=par_cdc_stm_mscpedt&faf=1

Also this month, a paper on AFM was published in Nature Medicine, with main authors from UCSF with CDC as collaborators.
Date: 10/21/19
Type: Journal Article
Title: Pan-viral Serology Implicates Enteroviruses in Acute Flaccid Myelitis
Publication: Nature Medicine
Authors: Schubert RD, Hawes I, Ramachandran PS, et al.

How you can help:
To increase awareness about AFM among healthcare professionals, we need your help to continue to spread the word about AFM:

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