Health Alert: First U.S. case of polio in nearly a decade confirmed in unvaccinated 20-year-old in New York state, who traveled abroad this year

Polio rates were cut drastically after the introduction of a vaccine in 1955, with the last naturally occurring cases in the United States in 1979. Travelers with polio have brought infections into the United States on rare occasions, however, with the last such case in 2013. New York officials urged health providers to be on the lookout for additional cases since polio is very contagious to the unvaccinated. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for alerts Health Alert July 21, 4:17 p.m. EDT First U.S. case of polio in nearly a decade confirmed in unvaccinated 20-year-old in New York state, who traveled abroad this year Polio rates were cut drastically after the introduction of a vaccine in 1955, with the last naturally occurring cases in the United States in 1979. Travelers with polio have brought infections into the United States on rare occasions, however, with the last such case in 2013. New York officials urged health providers to be on the lookout for additional cases since polio is very contagious to the unvaccinated. Read more   Advertisement

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