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Cases of a polio-like condition that mainly affects children continue to rise this year in the United States

CDC: Cases of Polio-Like Illness Still Increasing in the U.S.

219 possible cases of acute flaccid myelitis reported in 25 states
A first-of-its-kind surgery has restored the ability to walk in a boy paralyzed by acute flaccid myelitis.

Surgery Restores Boy’s Ability to Walk Post-Acute Flaccid Myelitis

Nerve transfer surgery was performed on patient's leg, allowing him to walk
A rare but devastating polio-like virus appears to have made itself at home in the United States

CDC Warns of Polio-Like Virus Striking More U.S. Children

127 cases reported in 22 states so far this year with 62 confirmed as acute flaccid myelitis
Nine recent cases of a rare

Nine Cases of Polio-Like Illness Suspected in Children in Illinois

Five possible cases reported in Washington state; 14 confirmed cases reported in Colorado
A rare

Polio-Like Condition in Children on Rise Again in the United States

Acute flaccid myelitis first identified in 2014
Intratumoral infusion of recombinant nonpathogenic polio-rhinovirus chimera can be delivered safely and is tied to higher survival rates than those of historical controls

Polio-Rhinovirus Promising for Malignant Glioma Patients

Intratumoral infusion appears to be safe, improve survival in those with grade IV malignant glioma
With the eradication of wild poliovirus type 2 in 2015

Sound Progress Made Toward Global Containment of Poliovirus

Following eradication of wild poliovirus type 2 in 2015, trivalent vaccine replaced with bivalent OPV