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They're due in court october 30th.

>>> rob vaughn: several cases of a rare "poli?like" illness have been reported in pennsylvania.

Wfmz's emma wright has more on the condition..

And why doctors say some children may be at risk.

>>reporter: the chances of contracting it are 1 in a million but doctors say an outbreak of acute flaccid myelitis or afm is still concerning.

Three children in the pittsburgh area are suspected to have the condition.

Cases have also been reported in minnesota, illinois, and colorado.

Afm mimics some symptoms of polio, affecting the nervous system and causing muscle weakness.

>>dr. jeffrey jahre "it's characterized by a very sudden onset of weakness or paralysis in an extremity that is primarily in an arm or a leg.

It may advance from there to other muscles including the breathing system."

>>reporter: dr. jeffery jahre , an infectious disease specialist at st.

Luke's university health network says right now there is no known cause or treatment for afm.

>>dr. jeffery jahre "some of these triggers may be viral in origin.

We also think that in some cases it may be environmental toxins or hereditary.

So depending on the cause that's why you have to start thinking about prevention and treatment."

>>reporter: dr. jahre says kids who are diagnosed with afm usually get sick very quickly.

>>dr. jeffrey jahre "you have a previously well child who may or may not have had a mild illness& resembling a typical viral illness.

Then they suddenly develop the loss of function in an arm or a leg&it may or may not advance from there."

>>reporter: jahre says some kids recover spontaneously but others have long lasting effects.

There have been no cases reported in the lehigh valley.

>>dr. jeffrey jahre "what you want to do is make sure you are up to date on the polio vaccine because this is something that >>>wendy davis: much of florida and georgia are in