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Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Minnesota health officials call for greater tracking of polio-like disorder

Sen. Amy Klobuchar and state health leaders on Thursday called for mandatory national reporting of cases of acute flaccid myelitis, or AFM, the polio-like disorder that has stricken as many as seven Minnesota children this year

Mandatory reporting by doctors and hospitals could lead to improved tracking and understanding of the mysterious, paralyzing condition, according to a top Minnesota infectious disease official. It is already required for a number of diseases, including West Nile virus and influenza, but not for AFM.

http://www.startribune.com/klobuchar-health-officials-call-for-greater-tracking-of-afm-cases/498567411/

 

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