New York reports 1st U.S. polio case in close to a decade

New YorkHealth officials Thursday reported a polio caseThe first inThe U.S. inNearly a decade.

Officials saidThe Rockland CountyThe resident is an adult who has not been vaccinated, but the residents did not provide details about their condition.

ItIt appears that the person had a vaccine-derived strain of the virus, perhaps from someone who got live vaccine — available in other countries, but not the U.S. — and spread it, officials said.

Polio was once one of the nation’s most feared diseases, with annual outbreaks causing thousands of cases of paralysis — many of them in children.

VaccinesAvailable starting in1955, and aThe annual U.S. vaccination rate has been reduced by a national campaign to increase the effectiveness of national vaccinations toLess than 100 inThe 1960s and less than 10 inThe 1970s according to toThe CentersFor Disease Control Prevention.

In 1979, polioWas declared extinct inThe U.S. was a sign that there was no routine spread. RarelyTravelers with polioInfections have been brought into the U.S. by the last known case case in 2013.

U.S. children still get routinely vaccinated polio. FederalFour doses are recommended by officials: to be given at two months of age; four months; at six to 18 months; and at age four through six years. SomeOnly three doses are required by states

According to the CDC’s most recent childhood vaccination data, about 93 per cent of two-year-olds had received at least three doses of polio vaccine.

PolioSpreads most commonly from person toperson or through contaminated drinking water. ItIt can spread to others. aparalysis, permanent disability, and even death can result from damage to the spinal cord. TheMost disease affects children.

PolioIs endemic in Afghanistan PakistanAlthough there are many countries, in AfricaThe Middle East AsiaHave also reported cases inRecent years

Rockland County, in New York City’sNorthern suburbs has been aCenter for vaccine resistance inRecent years. There was a 2018-2019 measles epidemic that infected 312 people.

LastMonth, Health Officials in BritainParents beware toMake sure your children are vaccinated. polioVirus was discovered in LondonSamples of sewage NoParalysis cases were reported.