Acute Communicable Disease Control

County of Los Angeles
Department of Public Health
Acute Communicable Disease Control
313 N. Figueroa Street, #212
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Phone: (213) 240-7941
Fax: (213) 482-4856
Email:acdc2@ph.lacounty.gov

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Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM) Data

AFM Cases in Los Angeles County

Confirmed/Probable AFM Cases and Incidence Rates* Los Angeles County (LAC), 2012–2022
Year	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
AFM Cases	0	0	2	0	13	2	2	3	3	0	1
AFM Incidence Rate	0.00	0.00	0.02	0.00	0.14	0.02	0.02	0.03	0.03	0.00	0.01

*Annual Incidence Rates in LAC- number of new cases in the year of report divided by LAC census population (minus Long Beach and Pasadena) per 100,000.

AFM Cases in the US