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Polio in New York – an infectious disease doctor explains this exceedingly rare occurrence

  • Written by William Petri, Professor of Medicine, University of Virginia
Polio in New York – an infectious disease doctor explains this exceedingly rare occurrencePolio is endemic only in Afghanistan and Pakistan in 2022.Sarah Poser, Meredith Boyter Newlove/CDC via AP

The first case of polio in the U.S. since 2013 was announced by New York state health officials on July 21, 2022. The U.S. resident had not been vaccinated.

Polio was a common cause of paralysis in children before safe and effective vaccines...

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