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New York has one confirmed polio case but health officials say wastewater surveillance indicates there may be hundreds of people infected. While most Americans are vaccinated against polio, experts say the case should serve as a wake-up call to those who aren’t. Here’s what you need to know.

Polio has now been found in wastewater samples from two different locations in Orange County, raising concerns that the virus is spreading, Sarah Wallace reports.

Following a Rockland County resident coming down with the first case of polio in almost a decade, the Rockland County Health Department has set up vaccine clinics, Chris Jose reports.

New York reported its first polio case in nearly a decade on Thursday, and with the word “vaccination” entrenched in our collective forefronts amid the COVID pandemic and now the monkeypox outbreak, many are trying to make sure they’re protected against the once-dreaded childhood disease the U.S. declared eliminated more than four decades ago. The case involved an unvaccinated...

Polio is the state of paralysis caused by the highly contagious poliovirus. Here’s what you need to know to protect your family.

A 20-year-old male in Rockland County has polio, which is the first recorded case in the United States in almost a decade, Sarah Wallace reports.

The Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in the Bronx that claimed two lives and hospitalized more than two dozen others has ended, New York City health officials said Friday. It’s been four weeks since the last new case, the Health Department reported, and through its investigation found 30 connected cases — 28 of which leads to hospitalizations. Four people were still admitted…

The Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in the Bronx has claimed the life of another person, raising the death toll to two, New York City health officials said Wednesday as they confirmed additional cases to the ongoing outbreak. As of the latest report, 24 diagnosed Legionnaires’ cases have been linked to a cluster affecting two ZIP codes in the borough’s Highbridge neighborhood…

Legionnaires’ disease is a type of pneumonia that is caused by the Legionella bacteria, which the health department said grows in warm water.

The Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in the Bronx has turned deadly, New York City health officials said Wednesday as they confirmed the first fatality linked to the new cluster — and added another nine cases to the total. As of the latest report, 19 diagnosed Legionnaires’ cases have been linked to a cluster affecting two ZIP codes in the borough’s Highbridge…

There are now 10 confirmed cases of Legionnaires’ disease in the Bronx, according to city health officials who also say the investigation into the cluster continues. The probe consists of a cluster in Highbridge, where the 10 patients who were diagnosed in the weeks since May 9 live, according to city health officials. In their prior update, delivered just this…

New York City Department of Health is investigating multiple dog deaths possibly linked to a rat-transmitted illness, and a popular Brooklyn park has been closed as officials investigate. At least four pets have experienced symptoms close to leptospirosis, a bacterial disease spread through urine, especially from rodents and farm animals. Leptospirosis can be a life-threatening disease in canines. For humans,…

South African scientists are warning that the new omicron variant may be causing more reinfections among COVID-19 survivors than earlier virus mutants.

The rare parasite was found in samples of the water at a splash pad where the child was playing in early September.

Although New York City entered Phase 1 of its reopening 100 days after the state’s coronavirus pandemic began, Gov. Andew Cuomo said Monday that he will keep a close eye on certain neighborhoods where infection rates are still extremely high compared to the citywide average. During his daily coronavirus briefing, Cuomo announced that the state will continue to focus its…

New York City is reopening its economy for the first time in over three months. NBC New York’s Katherine Creag reports.

Details that have emerged about the new virus from China reveal how challenging it may be to control the outbreak

More than 1,000 surgical patients are suing a northern Indiana hospital after being notified that a sterilization failure could have exposed them to deadly infections.

Pharmacists in California will be able to dispense HIV prevention pills to patients without a doctor’s prescription after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation Monday that supporters say will greatly reduce the spread of infection.

The American Civil Liberties Union filed a complaint “demanding an immediate end” to the government turning away pregnant asylum-seekers under the Trump administration’s remain in Mexico policy, NBC News reports. The Department of Homeland Security “has returned a significant number of pregnant women to Mexico … exposing them to further harm” in dangerous border towns, the ACLU of Texas and...