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Polio Detected in NY County's Wastewater Again, 1st Time Since October
For the first time since Oct. 2022, the New York State Department of Health confirmed that polio had been detected in local wastewater from Rockland County.
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Tracking COVID, Polio & Monkeypox with NYC Wastewater Surveillance
Scientists are finding ways to curb the future community spread of infectious diseases like coronavirus, monkeypox and polio by investigating the wastewater found underground. NBC New York’s Linda Gaudino brings you to the sewers to uncover the process.
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CDC Issues Warning as New Data Shows Scope of Polio Spread in NYC Area
About 8% of wastewater samples tested in a 13-county area around New York City in recent months came back positive for polio, the CDC said Friday, indicating sustained community transmission of the virus in the region. The testing follows the discovery of a case of paralytic polio in an unvaccinated Rockland County man this summer. Thus far, he is the…
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Gates Foundation Moves to Eradicate Polio Globally
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation says it is committing $1.2 billion to efforts aimed at ending polio worldwide.
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NY Extends Polio Emergency as New Data Puts ‘Alarming Exclamation Point' on Threat
New York has extended its polio state of emergency, the latest health crisis to be met with an executive order from the governor’s office and an indication the threat is ongoing, officials said Tuesday. Extending the order Gov. Kathy Hochul signed last month allows the state to maximize resources around vaccinations and other critical health measures as well as...