Since 2014, the CDC has recorded 692 confirmed cases of acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) in the United States.
Notes on verification
Figure matches original Smithsonian/CDC reporting and is independently corroborated by CDC STACKS archive, Medscape, and a state health advisory, all dated within the same September 2022 window. Note the count is a point-in-time snapshot that has since increased with continued CDC tracking.
Sources
- Virus Linked With Rare Polio-Like Condition in Children on the Rise, CDC Warns (smithsonianmag.com)
- https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/120892 (stacks.cdc.gov)
- https://oeps.wv.gov/media/353/download?inline= (oeps.wv.gov)