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The Associated Press reports:
The polio virus has been found in New York City’s wastewater in another sign that the disease, which hadn’t been seen in the U.S. in a decade, is quietly spreading among unvaccinated people, health officials said Friday.
The presence of the poliovirus in the city’s wastewater suggests likely local circulation of the virus, the city and New York state health departments said.
State Health Commissioner Dr. Mary T. Bassett said the detection of poliovirus in wastewater samples in New York City is alarming but not surprising. “The risk to New Yorkers is real but the defense is so simple — get vaccinated against polio,” New York City Health Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan said in a statement.
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Last week the virus was detected in the wastewater of two New York state counties. State health officials have speculated that thousands may be asymptomatic carriers.
BREAKING: The virus that causes polio has been found in New York City’s wastewater, weeks after a case of polio was found in Rockland County, health officials said. The presence of the poliovirus suggests wider spread of the virus among the unvaccinated. https://t.co/Dd3ZHv0o3w
— The Associated Press (@AP) August 12, 2022
“there are hundreds, perhaps even thousands of cases [of polio in New York state] that have occurred in order for us to see a paralytic case.” https://t.co/3RDCTkzRxm
— Timothy McDonnell (@tmcdonnell4) August 10, 2022