Emerging Infectious Diseases (Dec 2017)

Investigation of Acute Flaccid Paralysis Reported with La Crosse Virus Infection, Ohio, USA, 2008–2014

  • Morgan J. Hennessey,
  • Daniel M. Pastula,
  • Kimberly Machesky,
  • Marc Fischer,
  • Nicole P. Lindsey,
  • Mary DiOrio,
  • J. Erin Staples,
  • Sietske de Fijter

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2312.170944
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 23, no. 12
pp. 2075 – 2077

Abstract

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Infection with La Crosse virus can cause meningoencephalitis, but it is not known to cause acute flaccid paralysis (AFP). During 2008–2014, nine confirmed or probable La Crosse virus disease cases with possible AFP were reported in Ohio, USA. After an epidemiologic and clinical investigation, we determined no patients truly had AFP.

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