Concerns regarding acute flaccid myelitis (AFM), a debilitating disease, are growing due to the spread of EV-D68, an unusual ...

Last year, the CDC recorded 18 confirmed cases of AFM, down from a high of 238 in 2018. Colorado has ranged from zero to four ...

Scientists have found evidence that levels of enterovirus D68, which can cause a rare, polio-like condition in kids, has been ...

An enterovirus variant, EV-D68, can lead to acute flaccid myelitis, which can cause weakness or paralysis, typically in kids. “We are detecting EV-D68 nucleic acids in wastewater across the country ...

Enterovirus EV-D68 poses a risk to children in the US with symptoms ranging from mild cold-like issues to severe conditions ...

A respiratory virus that sometimes paralyzes children is spreading across the U.S., raising concerns about another possible ...

Wastewater samples have detected an increase in enterovirus D68. This is a virus that causes respiratory infections, usually ...

"We are detecting EV-D68 nucleic acids in wastewater across the country now, and the levels are increasing," said Alexandria ...

A respiratory virus similar to polio is spreading in the U.S., causing paralysis in children. The enterovirus strain D68 has ...

The respiratory virus is linked, in rare cases, to acute flaccid myelitis, which affects the nervous system. Meanwhile, flu deaths among kids for the 2023-24 season tied the U.S. record high of 199.