Two of the confirmed cases were found in northwest Arkansas and one was in central Arkansas, according to the Arkansas health department. Health officials confirmed the remaining two cases are not acute flaccid myelitis.
Federal health officials recently said cases of the rare illness are rising among U.S. children. As of Nov. 5, the CDC has identified 219 reports of possible acute flaccid myelitis cases in 25 states this year, 80 of which have been confirmed.
Acute flaccid myelitis causes symptoms ranging from muscle weakness to complete paralysis.
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