NEW: Health officials say they have found poliovirus in New York City wastewater, indicating that polio is likely circulating undetected in the city.
A 2014 illustration made available by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention depicts a polio virus particle.Aria Bendix
The virus was previously detected in wastewater samples from Orange County and Rockland County, north of the city, in May, June and July. One case of paralytic polio was identified in Rockland County last month, in an unvaccinated adult.“The risk to New Yorkers is real, but the defense is so simple — get vaccinated against polio,” New York City Health Commissioner Dr.
But polio vaccination rates are far lower in Orange and Rockland counties, at around 60% among children under 2 years old. A person who takes the oral polio vaccine can briefly shed live virus, so if a community has a low vaccination rate, the virus can then spread. If it circulates widely enough, it can mutate to be more virulent.
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