Scientists link unexplained childhood paralysis to enterovirus D68
(University of California - San Francisco) A research team led by UC San Francisco scientists has found the genetic signature of enterovirus D68 in half of the California and Colorado children diagnosed with acute flaccid myelitis -- sudden, unexplained muscle weakness and paralysis -- between 2012 and 2014, with most cases occurring during a nationwide outbreak of severe respiratory illness from EV-D68 last fall. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - March 30, 2015 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
HHS OKs Emergency Use of Unapproved Enterovirus D68 TestHHS OKs Emergency Use of Unapproved Enterovirus D68 Test
The move was expected to allow for easier and faster testing, necessary because of a "significant potential for a public health emergency." Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - March 3, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
HHS OKs Emergency Use of Unapproved Enterovirus D68 TestsHHS OKs Emergency Use of Unapproved Enterovirus D68 Tests
The move was expected to allow for easier and faster testing, necessary because of a "significant potential for a public health emergency." Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines)
Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines - March 3, 2015 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
Future Unclear for Kids Paralyzed After EV-D68 Infection
Dozens of children have been paralyzed from an outbreak of enterovirus D68 infection in 2014, and no one knows if they will recover. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - February 9, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mo Brooks, Ben Carson Share False Narrative On Measles Outbreak
The following post first appeared on FactCheck.org.
Rep. Mo Brooks and potential presidential hopeful Ben Carson both suggested a connection between illegal immigration and the spread of diseases such as measles in the United States. Though it is often difficult to pinpoint precise origins of disease outbreaks, there is no evidence supporting a link between the recent outbreaks and illegal immigration.
Brooks, a Republican from Alabama, was asked about the current measles outbreak in an interview with radio host Matt Murphy (at the 14:24 mark). The congressman said the immunization practices in the home countries of immig...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - February 5, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Congressman Speculates 'Illegal Aliens' Could Be To Blame For Measles Outbreak
Immigration hardliner Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) said Tuesday that "illegal aliens" may be to blame for the recent measles outbreak that began in California and has continued to spread to other states.
In a radio interview highlighted by ThinkProgress, Brooks, a vocal opponent of recent immigration reform attempts, told host Matt Murphy that he believes unvaccinated immigrants could be spreading the respiratory disease.
"I don't think there is any health care professional who has examined the facts who could honestly say that Americans have not died because the disease is brought into America by illegal aliens who are not ...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - February 3, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Cluster of Acute Flaccid Myelitis Linked to Enterovirus D68Cluster of Acute Flaccid Myelitis Linked to Enterovirus D68
Researchers in Colorado describe cases of pediatric neurologic deficits and neuroimaging abnormalities that may be associated with the emerging enterovirus D68. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines)
Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines - January 30, 2015 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
Little Improvement in Children Paralyzed After Viral Infection, Study Finds
Cluster of Colorado cases may be tied to 2014 outbreak of enterovirus D68, experts say (Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - January 30, 2015 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: webmaster at doctorslounge.com Tags: Infections, Neurology, Pediatrics, Pulmonology, News, Source Type: news
Little Improvement in Children Paralyzed After Viral Infection, Study Finds
Cluster of Colorado cases may be tied to 2014 outbreak of enterovirus D68, experts say (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - January 29, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Little Improvement in Children Paralyzed After Viral Infection, Study Finds
Cluster of Colorado cases may be tied to 2014 outbreak of enterovirus D68, experts say
Source: HealthDay
Related MedlinePlus Pages: Children's Health, Paralysis, Viral Infections (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - January 29, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Outbreak of rare respiratory virus could be linked with paralysis in 12 Colorado children
A cluster of children from Colorado in the USA have been treated for muscle weakness or paralysis that may be connected to a nationwide outbreak of a usually rare respiratory virus called enterovirus D68 (EV-D68), one of more than 100 non-polio enteroviruses, experts report. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - January 29, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Enterovirus D68 May Have Caused Colorado's Cluster of Muscular Weakness (FREE)
By Joe Elia
Edited by Susan Sadoughi, MD, and Richard Saitz, MD, MPH, FACP, FASAM
The circumstances surrounding a case cluster of acute flaccid paralysis or cranial nerve dysfunction point to, but do not … (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - January 29, 2015 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
2014: The Year of the Virus
Ebola is now a dreaded household name. Everyone has heard of this virus, causing thousands of deaths in countries in Africa particularly in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. We followed the plight of health care workers who put their lives on the line to battle the viral disease, trying to prevent the virus from spreading to the next host. But what about the Enterovirus D68? And what about Chlorovirus, Densovirus, Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus and Ranavirus? (See Bullets below).
Our understanding of the viral world is severely limited. Viruses are the most numerous and diverse entities on earth with estimates of 1....
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - January 13, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
After Enterovirus 68 Outbreak, a Paralysis Mystery
Researchers are racing to find out if enterovirus 68 is responsible for paralyzed limbs in children. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - January 12, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By CATHERINE SAINT LOUIS Tags: Antibodies Research Paralysis Enterovirus 68 Source Type: news
Only One Child in Paralysis Outbreak Has Fully RecoveredOnly One Child in Paralysis Outbreak Has Fully Recovered
The CDC says it is still investigating whether enterovirus-D68, a cousin of the polio virus, is associated with these cases of acute limb weakness. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - January 9, 2015 Category: Neurology Tags: Infectious Diseases News Alert Source Type: news
