Rockland County resident contracts polio, NY health officials say Polio - Rockland County.
ROCKLAND COUNTY, NY (PIX11) — A Rockland County resident tested positive for polio in what is likely the first case of the disease in the United States in decades, health officials announced Thursday. Polio rates were cut drastically after the vaccine ...
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VIDEO: NY authorities find polio found in wastewater as state urges vaccinations Nancy Pelosi - Al-Qaeda - Taiwan - Afghanistan.
NY authorities urge residents to check their polio vaccination history as the virus was found in wastewater in a New York City suburb.
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Polio reported in Rockland County, NY Polio - Rockland County.
State health officials, however, advised medical practitioners to be “vigilant for additional cases.” The chain of transmission that led to the case is under investigation, the state DOH said. Polio is ...
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NY monitoring wastewater for polio Polio - Vaccination - Vaccine - New York.
The New York State Department of Health is monitoring wastewater to check for signs of polio after a case was detected in Rockland County.
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NY polio case: Health officials warn about polio case in Rockland County Polio - New York - Vaccine.
As the polio vaccine continues to be included on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) standard child immunization schedule, those already vaccinated are considered to be at lower risk. Get breaking news alerts ...
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Polio virus found in more NY wastewater after recent case Polio - New York - Poliovirus - Vaccination.
The polio virus was detected in more wastewater samples north of New York City, this time in a county adjacent to where an unvaccinated adult recently contracted the life-threatening disease.
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Mozambique polio case similar to Malawi case - Africa CDC Polio - Mozambique - Vaccination - Poliovirus.
JOHANNESBURG, May 19 — A new case of wild polio found in Mozambique is very similar to a case previously reported in Malawi, the acting director of the Africa Centre for Disease...
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Polio detected in NY wastewater Polio - Vaccination - New York - Vaccine.
The New York State Department of Health has detected the polio virus in wastewater in Rockland County.
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Mozambique polio case similar to Malawi case - Africa CDC Polio - Mozambique - Vaccination - Poliovirus.
A new case of wild polio found in Mozambique is very similar to a case previously reported in Malawi, the acting director of the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday.
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Polio Case Reported in NY, After a Decade With Zero in US Polio - Rockland County - Report.
Polio was once one of the nation's most feared diseases, with annual outbreaks causing thousands of cases of paralysis — many of them in children. Vaccines became available starting in 1955, and nationwide vaccination campaign cut ...
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NY Department of Health provides update on polio Polio - Vaccination - Vaccine - New York.
One case was identified in a Rockland County resident, which has launched a wastewater surveillance effort to check for signs of the virus. “Polio is a dangerous disease with potentially devastating consequences,” ...
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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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North Waziristan confirms eighth wild polio case Polio - Pakistan - Vaccination - North Waziristan Agency.
ISLAMABAD, 3 JUNE - In the second case from Miranshah, a 20-month-old boy was paralysed by wild polio. The child had onset of paralysis on 15 May and is suffering from disabilities in all four limbs, the Pakistan Polio Laboratory at the National ...
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Polio case confirmed in New York in first possible known infection in nearly a decade Polio - Rockland County.
Health officials in New York have confirmed a case of polio in Rockland County, marking what could be the first known infection in the US since 2013. The last naturally occurring cases of polio in the US were reported in 1979.
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Potential community spread of polio in NY identified Polio - New York - Vaccination - Poliovirus.
Wastewater surveillance has found signs of the polio virus potentially spreading in the Hudson Valley.
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New York county confirms case of polio Polio - New York - Vaccine.
The New York Department of Health alerted the public to a case of polio confirmed in a Rockland County resident – the first in the United States in nearly a decade.
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379 Polio Vaccines Given In Rockland After Resident Left Paralyzed Polio - Vaccine - Polio vaccine - Rockland County.
379 Polio Vaccines Given In Rockland After Resident Left Paralyzed - Nyack-Piermont, NY - Polio virus has been found in wastewater samples from Rockland County Sewer District No.1, officials said.
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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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Polio virus found in London sewage samples Polio - Vaccination - Poliovirus - Vaccine.
The last case of wild polio was contracted in 1984 and the UK has remained polio-free since 2003.
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Polio case found in New York City suburb, state agency says Polio - Rockland County - Vaccine.
A case of polio has been identified outside New York City and confirmed by federal health officials, the New York State Health Department said on Thursday in what would be the nation's first known case of the disease in at least thirty years.
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