Acute Flaccid Myelitis Data

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Acute Flaccid Myelitis Cases and Incidence Rates in Texas, 2010-2020 

Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM) Case Counts and Incidence Ratesa in Texas, 2010-2020
Disease Type 2010 2011  2012 2013  2014  2015  2016  2017  2018  2019*  2020* 
AFM   Cases  3 19  7 35 7 6
Incidence Rate 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.07 0.02 0.12 0.02 0.02
aIncidence rates calculated per 100,000 population. Projected population used for 2009-2020.                  
*Data is provisional as of 4/12/2021.
 Note: There are no AFM cases prior to 2014 since AFM was not first identified until 2014. The case definition for AFM changed
 in 2015, 2017, 2020 and 2021.