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Clinicians Biosecurity News EV71 and Acute Flaccid Paralysis (05/31/2013) By Amesh A. Adalja, MD, FACP Enterovirus 71 (EV71), first discovered in 1969 in California, is increasingly recognized as a pathogen that could cause severe disease and widespread infection during periodic outbreaks. A recent report on ProMED announced that the acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) surveillance program in Australia had identified EV71 in 36% of AFP cases referred, a finding that highlights the potential virulence of this emerging pathogen. Read CBN  |
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