Vancouver, Wash. – Clark County Public Health is working with local health care providers and Washington State Department of Health to investigate a suspected case of acute flaccid myelitis, AFM, in a Clark County child.
The child, who is younger than 6, was hospitalized for sudden onset of paralysis in one arm. The child had symptoms of respiratory illness and fever prior to developing symptoms of AFM. The child is improving. Lab specimens and diagnostic images have been sent to the Centers for Disease Control and… Read More