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Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia was confirmed to have treated two cases in August, three cases have been confirmed in New Jersey this year and three more cases were confirmed in Pittsburgh, the Inquirer reported. But the Philadelphia Health Department told the newspaper that no cases involving Philadelphia residents have been confirmed.

https://www.phillyvoice.com/polio-virus-acute-flaccid-myelitis-kids-/

By Bailey King

First widely acknowledged in 2014, the disease seems to ebb and flow on a two-year cycle, with an uptick in 2016 and again this year, according to an advisory from the Philadelphia Department of Public Health.

http://www2.philly.com/philly/health/polio-like-illness-philadelphia-acute-flaccid-chop-20181015.html

By Tom Avril