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Health officials identified the virus that causes polio in New York City’s wastewater, suggesting local transmission of the virus, state authorities said on Friday, urging unvaccinated New Yorkers to get vaccinated.

The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said at the time it was not yet clear whether the virus was actively spreading in New YorkThe US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said at the time it was not yet clear whether the virus was actively spreading in New York

“Polio can lead to paralysis and even death. We urge unvaccinated New Yorkers to get vaccinated now.” Earlier this month, health officials said the virus was found in wastewater in the New York City suburb a month before health officials there announced the Rockland County case. There is no cure for polio, which can cause irreversible paralysis in some cases, but it can be prevented by a vaccine made available in 1955.

 

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