First US case of polio in decades discovered in New York Polio - New York - Vaccine.
State and county health officials in New York announced on Thursday that a case of polio has been discovered in Rockland County, New York. Why it matters: No polio cases have originated in the U.S. since 1979. The last time the virus was brought into ...
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Polio found lingering in New York wastewater before confirmed case Polio - Vaccination - New York - Vaccine.
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — New York State health officials said wastewater surveillance initiated after the identification of the first polio case in the Untied States in a decade found the disease was present in Rockland County earlier this summer.
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Polio case reported in New York, the first US case since 2013 Polio - Rockland County - Vaccine.
A case of polio has been reported in New York, Rockland County officials said Thursday. The viral disease, which can cause neurological symptoms, paralysis or death, was declared eliminated in the U.S. in 1979. Although routine spread has been halted ...
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Top health official: New York treating polio case as 'tip of the iceberg' Polio - New York - Poliovirus - Vaccine.
New York's top health official warned that the first case of the polio virus detected in Rockland County last month is being treated as the "tip of the iceberg."
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New York reports first US polio case since 2013 Polio - New York - Vaccine.
The case was reported in Rockland County, on the west side of the Hudson River, the health department said in a statement. Officials confirmed the case showed revertant polio Sabin type 2 virus, indicating it ...
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New York polio case is the 'tip of the iceberg,' hundreds of others could be infected, health official says Polio - New York - Poliovirus - Vaccine.
New York state Health Commissioner Mary Bassett warned that the confirmed polio case in an unvaccinated adult and the detection of the virus in sewage could indicate a larger outbreak is underway. “Based on earlier polio outbreaks, New Yorkers should ...
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1st polio case reported in US in nearly a decade detected in New York state Polio - New York - Vaccine.
State health officials said sequencing determined that the newly detected case is an instance of vaccine-derived polio. The oral polio vaccine contains a weakened version of the polio virus that can be excreted in stool and transmitted.
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New York: Polio fears rise amid possible community spread Polio - New York - Poliovirus - Vaccination.
Image Source : AP/ REPRESENTATIONAL (FILE). This 2014 illustration made available by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention depicts a polio virus particle. On Thursday, July 21, 2022, New York health officials reported a polio case, the first ...
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Polio case identified in Rockland County, New York Polio - Rockland County.
A girl receives polio vaccine drops, during an anti-polio campaign, in a low-income neighborhood as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Karachi, Pakistan July 20, 2020.
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Polio found in New York wastewater as state assesses virus' spread Polio - Vaccination - Vaccine - New York.
The polio virus was present in wastewater in a New York City suburb a month before health officials there announced a confirmed case of the disease last month, state health officials said on Monday.
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New York resident infected with polio, marking 1st US case in a decade Polio - New York - Vaccine.
After nearly a decade with no reported polio cases in the U.S., a resident of Rockland County, New York has tested positive for the viral disease, state and county health officials announced Thursday.
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Polio found in New York wastewater as state urges vaccinations Polio - Vaccination - Vaccine - New York.
The polio virus was present in wastewater in a New York City suburb a month before health officials there announced a confirmed case of the disease last month, state health officials said on Monday, urging residents to be sure they have been ...
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More Polio Virus Found in New York Wastewater Samples Polio - New York - Poliovirus - Vaccine.
Findings are genetically linked to a confirmed polio case identified in July, health officials say.
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Polio vaccination urged in New York after virus spread detected Polio - Vaccination - New York - Vaccine.
State health department detects polio virus in wastewater surveillance after rare US case.
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New York Polio Update: Hundreds May Be Infected, Based On Wastewater Findings In 2 Counties Polio - Vaccination - New York - Poliovirus.
Since announcing a case of paralytic polio in an unvaccinated adult, the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) has announced that poliovirus has been found in wastewater samples from two different counties.
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Polio Found in Two Sewage Water Samples Outside New York City Polio - New York - Vaccination - Poliovirus.
New York State health officials say they have identified the polio virus in sewage water samples taken from two unique geographical locations in the New York City suburb of Orange county.
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Polio fears rise in New York amid possible community spread Polio - New York - Poliovirus - Vaccine.
New York state health officials issued a more urgent call Thursday for unvaccinated children and adults to get inoculated against polio, citing new evidence of possible “community spread” of the dangerous virus. The polio virus has now been found in ...
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