polio 3D molecular model. (Data photo)
According to overseas website citing According to the US "politician" news website, after polio virus was detected in the wastewater sample of Long Island in New York, New York, Governor Casey Hochul, US, was locally The state was declared a state of disaster emergency on September 9.
reported that CDC and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention first discovered polio in wastewater samples collected from Nassau County, New York, in August, a virus sample that was associated with paralysis found in Rockland County, northern New York City earlier this summer There are genetic links in cases of polio. The case found in Rockland County is the first case of polio in the United States in nearly a decade.
After polio cases were found in Rockland County, the virus was also found in wastewater samples from nearby Orange County , Sullivan County and New York City. New York Health officials say every case of polio is found, which means hundreds of people may be infected.
In response to the epidemic, on September 9, New York Governor Kathy Hochul declared a disaster emergency in New York to speed up the vaccination of residents with polio vaccine.
According to Observer Network , citing " New York Times ", polio, commonly known as "polio", was once one of the most terrible diseases in the United States, causing thousands of people to be paralyzed every year, many of which are infected Those are children. In some cases the virus can cause death. With the promotion of the vaccine, in 1979, the United States announced the elimination of the polio virus.
reported that poliovirus is mainly infected through feces, diet and contact. There is no cure yet, and vaccination remains the most cost-effective way to prevent and control the disease.
In recent years, the polio vaccination rate in the United States has shown a downward trend. Health officials said they would like to see the polio vaccination rate rise to more than 90%.
[Source: Jiupai News Comprehensive Overseas Network, Observer Network]
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