The US has confirmed its first case of polio in nearly a decade

There have been no cases of polio in the United States since 1979. However, in 2013, one case was recorded that was caused by a live strain used in the vaccine.

In the United States, the first case of polio infection in an unvaccinated resident of a New York suburb was identified in almost 10 years. On Friday, July 22, the Voice of America reported.

Tests showed the case of the virus in Rockland County may have come from outside the United States, the New York State Department of Health said in a statement.

“We are closely monitoring the situation and are working with the New York State Department of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to respond to the… issue… and protect the health and well-being of County residents,” the statement said.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which confirmed the case, said there had been no cases of polio in the United States since 1979. However, in 2013, a case was recorded in the United States caused by a live strain that used in vaccination.

Symptoms of polio include a flu-like condition, sore throat, fever, fatigue, and nausea.

Poliomyelitis affects the nervous system and can cause permanent paralysis within a few hours. It cannot be cured, but infection can be prevented by vaccination, and the major decline in cases worldwide in recent decades is due to intensive national and regional vaccination campaigns among infants and children.

In the late 1940s, when polio vaccines were not yet available, outbreaks of the virus claimed the lives of about 35,000 Americans each year.

By the way, poliomyelitis is regularly seen in Ukraine. One of the most recent cases occurred in January in Transcarpathia. There, polio was found in a two-year-old child.

Children are paralyzed. Poliomyelitis is back in Ukraine

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