State health officials in New York are warning of expanding 'community spread' of the polio virus after it was found in wastewater samples from another upstate county.
This 2014 illustration made available by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention depicts a polio virus particle. State health officials in New York are warning of expanding "community spread" of the polio virus after it was found in wastewater samples from another upstate county.
The Sullivan County samples are genetically-linked to the case of paralytic polio in Rockland County. "The polio in New York today is an imminent threat to all adults and children who are unvaccinated or not up to date with their polio immunizations," Bassett said in a prepared release.
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