CDC confirms 80 cases of polio-like diseas
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(Worthy News) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday confirmed eight more cases of acute flaccid myelitis, a polio-like disease, bringing the total to 80 confirmed cases across 25 states this year.
The eight new cases were detected last week.
In addition, the CDC is investigating 215 suspected cases of AFM. It is unknown how many states are currently investigating cases of the disease. [ Source: UPI (Read More…) ]
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