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Poliomyelitis
Investigators at Indiana University target poliomyelitis
December 2nd, 2008
Fresh data on poliomyelitis are presented in the report 'West nile poliomyelitis in a 7-year-old child.' "West Nile poliomyelitis is a well-described neurologic manifestation of West Nile viral infection in adults. However, few reports have described this manifestation in children infected with West Nile virus," investigators in the United States report. "We describe a 7-year-old boy who developed West Nile poliomyelitis with flaccid paralysis of his left leg. Electrodiagnostic testing and radiologic imaging confirmed anterior horn cell injury," wrote M.L. Hainline and colleagues, Indiana University. The researchers concluded: "We report on his...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-12-02)
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