CDC announces it will expand wastewater testing for polio to select communities across the U.S. after a person tested positive for the disease in New York this summer.
a patient in Rockland County had contracted a case of vaccine-derived polio, the first case in the United States in nearly a decade.y 20-year-old man. He was diagnosed after he went to the hospital when he developed paralysis in his legs.
Vaccine-derived polio occurs when someone takes the oral polio vaccine, containing a weakened version of the virus.In rare cases, oral vaccine patients can shed the virus in their stool, which can then spread through sewage and affect those who are unvaccinated. As of Oct. 28, 89 positive wastewater samples have been collected in New York with 82 samples genetically linked to the Rockland County patient, health departmentAlthough wastewater testing cannot provide data on how many people are infected with polio, it can tell scientists where polio is spreading and where vaccination campaigns may be needed.
"Vaccination remains the best way to prevent another case of paralytic polio, and it is critically important that people get vaccinated to protect themselves, their families and their communities against this devastating disease," the statement continued. Officials have stressed the importance of getting vaccinated against or staying up to date with the immunization schedule. Among unvaccinated people, polio can lead to permanent paralysis in the arms and/or legs and even death.
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