The first U.S. case of polio since 2013 has been detected in New York

NPR (July 21, 2022) – A case of polio has been detected in New York, the first instance of the virus in almost a decade.

The case was confirmed in a resident of Rockland County, about 36 miles north of New York City, the first case since 2013, according to the state and county health departments.

The patient is no longer considered contagious, the AP reports, but has developed paralysis. The patient was unvaccinated, the CDC reports.

Polio case in New York is the first in the U.S. since 2013 : NPR