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The study was prompted by an increase in reports of acute flaccid paralysis cases experienced in the United Kingdom during 2018.
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An increase in acute flaccid paralysis cases in the UK during 2018 was temporally associated with enterovirus D68 activity.
During 2018, the United Kingdom experienced an increase in reports of cases of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP). As at 21 January 2019, 40 cases had been identified with a peak in October 2018. The increase was temporally associated with an upsurge in enterovirus (EV) D68 activity. Enterovirus was detected in 15 cases, mainly from respiratory tract samples; nine were typed as EV-D68. A national task force has been established and investigations are ongoing.
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