Acute Flaccid Myelitis Associated With Enterovirus D68 Acute Flaccid Myelitis Associated With Enterovirus D68
Data from a cluster of confirmed cases further supports evidence that enterovirus D68 may be a possible cause of acute flaccid myelitis.Emerging Infectious Diseases (Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines)
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - April 19, 2019 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Infectious Diseases Journal Article Source Type: news
EV-D68-Associated Acute Respiratory Illness Surveillance EV-D68-Associated Acute Respiratory Illness Surveillance
This report details a preliminary characterization of enterovirus-D68 testing and detection among emergency department and hospitalized patients with acute respiratory illness.Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - April 15, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Public Health & Prevention Journal Article Source Type: news
A Mysterious, Paralyzing Illness in Kids Is Worrying U.S. Health Officials: New Report
(NEW YORK) — One morning last fall, 4-year-old Joey Wilcox woke up with the left side of his face drooping.
It was the first sign of an unfolding nightmare.
Three days later, Joey was in a hospital intensive care unit, unable to move his arms or legs or sit up. Spinal taps and other tests failed to find a cause. Doctors worried he was about to lose the ability to breathe.
“It’s devastating,” said his father, Jeremy Wilcox, of Herndon, Virginia. “Your healthy child can catch a cold — and then become paralyzed.”
Joey, who survived but still suffers some of the effects, was one of 228...
Source: TIME: Health - April 2, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: MIKE STOBBE / AP Tags: Uncategorized illness medical onetime Source Type: news
CDC: 2017 to 2018 Saw Increase in Enterovirus D68 Detection
FRIDAY, March 29, 2019 -- Based on active surveillance data of acute respiratory illness (ARI), enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) was detected in 0.8 percent of patients in 2017 and in 13.9 percent in 2018, according to research published in the March 29... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - March 29, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Big Jump in Enterovirus-D68 Infections
in Multisite Survey (Source: eMedicineHealth.com)
Source: eMedicineHealth.com - March 29, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Big Jump in Enterovirus-D68 Infections in Multisite Survey Big Jump in Enterovirus-D68 Infections in Multisite Survey
The CDC reports a significant rise in enterovirus-D68 (EV-D68) infections in children at seven sites across the US; more surveillance is required to understand trends in EV-D68 infection.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - March 28, 2019 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
Enterovirus D68--Associated Acute Respiratory Illness --- United States, July--October, 2017 and 2018
In the fall of 2014, an outbreak of enterovirus D68 (EV-D68)-associated acute respiratory illness (ARI) occurred in the United States; before 2014, EV-D68 was rarely reported to CDC. (Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - March 28, 2019 Category: American Health Tags: MMWR Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report Enterovirus D68 Source Type: news
Gut viruses may increase diabetes risk
Research, published inScientific Reports, suggests that high levels of intestinal enteroviruses may increase type-1 diabetes risk in children.Science Daily (Source: Society for Endocrinology)
Source: Society for Endocrinology - February 22, 2019 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Viruses that linger in the gut could trigger type 1 diabetes
(Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health) Researchers at the Center for Infection and Immunity (CII) at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, provide new evidence supporting an association between elevated levels of enteroviruses in the intestinal tracts of children and islet autoimmunity, a precursor to type 1 diabetes. The paper appears in the journal Scientific Reports. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - February 20, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Child Enterovirus Infection May Up Risk for Developing Celiac Disease
THURSDAY, Feb. 14, 2019 -- A higher frequency of enterovirus infections in early childhood is associated with an increased risk for developing celiac disease, according to a study published online Feb. 13 in the The BMJ.
Christian R. Kahrs, M.D.,... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - February 14, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Enterovirus associated with risk of coeliac disease
Early childhood infection with enterovirus – but not adenovirus – linked to later coeliac disease Related items fromOnMedica Probiotics in newborns might lower diabetes risk Women less likely than men to achieve CHD targets Send children with suspected diabetes to hospital immediately, GPs urged Scans show severe brain damage in Zika-affected babies Many overweight teens don ’t realise they’re too heavy (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - February 14, 2019 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Coeliac disease may be caused by a tummy bug in childhood, study claims
Experts now believe it is triggered by enterovirus, which strikes in childhood. They say this discovery could pave the way for a vaccine which could protect against coeliac disease. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 13, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Outbreak of paralyzing disease linked to non-polio enterovirus through TGen-led study
(The Translational Genomics Research Institute) Using multiple genomic sequencing tests, TGen identified a specific non-polio enterovirus -- EV-D68 -- among at least four children, according to a study published today in the scientific journal mBio. The finding is significant because AFM cases are continuing to increase and there has been no official recognition that this disease is being caused by EV-D68, which limits the research community's ability to develop preventative measures, such as new vaccines. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - January 22, 2019 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Enterovirus D68 Surveillance, St. Louis, Missouri, USA, 2016 Enterovirus D68 Surveillance, St. Louis, Missouri, USA, 2016
How did the overall effects of the 2016 outbreak of enterovirus D68 infection differ from the 2014 outbreak?Emerging Infectious Diseases (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - December 5, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases Journal Article Source Type: news
More U.S. Kids Have Recently Been Diagnosed with a Mysterious Paralyzing Illness
(NEW YORK) — More children have been diagnosed with a mysterious paralyzing illness in recent weeks, and U.S. health officials said Tuesday that they still aren’t sure what’s causing it.
This year’s count could surpass the tallies seen in similar outbreaks in 2014 and 2016, officials said. Fortunately, the disease remains rare: This year, there have been 90 cases spread among 27 states, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.
It’s not clear what’s causing some children to lose the ability to move their face, neck, back, arms or legs. The symptoms tend to occur about a week a...
Source: TIME: Health - November 13, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: MIKE STOBBE / AP Tags: Uncategorized onetime public health Source Type: news
