The virus that causes polio has been found in wastewater samples from another upstate New York county, prompting state health officials to warn of expanding “community spread” of the life-threatening virus.
are warning of expanding "community spread" of the polio virus after it was found in wastewater samples from another upstate county.
The Sullivan County samples are genetically-linked to the case of paralytic polio in Rockland County. "The polio in New York today is an imminent threat to all adults and children who are unvaccinated or not up to date with their polio immunizations," Bassett said in a prepared release.
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