(Taiwan English News / Zhu Mingzhu Comprehensive Foreign Report) On the 28th, the CDC of the United States said that in recent months, health units have collected 13 samples of wastewater around New York City and about 8% have tested the virus of the polio, showing that the virus has continued to spread in the community.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)It shows that the first reported confirmed case erupted this summer in Rockland County, New York. Although it is the only case in the United States, from past experience, the health unit is concerned that this may be just the tip of the iceberg, so wastewater samples have been collected in various places.
Between March 9 and October 11, researchers collected 1,076 wastewater samples from 48 wastewater plants in Rockland County and 12 surrounding counties. The results showed that 89 samples were tested for polio virus, of which 80 were collected separately. Seven other positive samples were collected. to New York City from Rockland County, New York, Sullivan County, Pennsylvania and Orange County, California.
Researchers explained that although most people in the United States have been vaccinated against polio, sewage collection and testing can show that there are many symptomatic polio patients in five counties, so they turn to Kings County, Orange. County People in Orange, Queens, Rockland and Sullivan counties should complete polio vaccinations as soon as possible.
It is understood that the US CDC is considering restarting the oral polio vaccine and opening mass vaccination to prevent the spread of the epidemic. The advantages of the oral polio vaccine are low cost, ease of use and the possibility of obtaining maximum benefits in the shortest time, preventing the spread of the epidemic.
Polio virus detected in over 8% of wastewater
