The New York Department of Health on Thursday reported a case of polio in a resident of the state’s Rockland County.
This case marks the first in the U.S. in nearly a decade.
The department said it was identified through sequencing at the Wadsworth Center — its public health laboratory — and confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The sequencing showed revertant polio Sabin type 2 virus.
Source: New York county confirms case of polio | Fox News
