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Senators From Iowa And Minnesota Seeking Answers From CDC On Polio-Like Illnesses

Senators from Iowa and Minnesota have penned a letter to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) urging them to investigate the recent polio-like outbreak. On Friday, Iowa Senators, Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst, were joined by Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith of Minnesota in the plea for answers to the AFM cases, a serious nervous system condition that causes patients’ muscles to weaken. On Oct. 5, the Minnesota Department of Health announced that AFM has infected six Minnesota children since mid-September. On Oct. 10, another case was discovered in Iowa. The letter asked that CDC Director, Dr. Robert Redfield, to share the CDC’s plan to address the increased reports of the illness and to accurately track diagnoses. “In recent weeks, seven children have been diagnosed with AFM […] including two children who required treatment in the intensive care unit for respiratory support,” the senators wrote. “Because the causes of AFM are unknown, we urge the CDC to provide more information immediately about preventive measures and treatments.”

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