We have identified a previously unrecognised cluster of a newly recognised condition – acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) – among acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) cases identified by the Australian Paediatric Active Enhanced Disease Surveillance Network (PAEDS) 2007–2017. In the 12 months before and after detection of enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) from a single AFP case in April 2016, 24 of 97 notified cases of AFP were found to be clinically compatible with AFM; of these 24 cases, ten, clustered in early 2016, met magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) criteria for AFM. Detection of emerging enteroviruses requires collection of respiratory, cerebrospinal fluid and stool specimens, and should be routine practice for all AFP cases.

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Bao J. et al. Acute flaccid myelitis – has it gone unrecognised in Australian children? // Communicable Diseases Intelligence. 2020. Vol. 44.

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Bao J., THORLEY B., Elliott E. J., McIntyre P., Britton P. N. Acute flaccid myelitis – has it gone unrecognised in Australian children? // Communicable Diseases Intelligence. 2020. Vol. 44.

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