New York under attack, POLIOVIRUS spreading and found in waste water

#USA, September 10, 2022 – A key source market for the Turks and Caicos Islands and the Caribbean is now on red alert; it is another health threat which has officials declaring a state of emergency and asking residents to ensure they are up to date with vaccines.  POLIO is causing the upset after “poliovirus was detected in wastewater samples from Long Island, signaling growing community spread of the virus which can cause paralytic disease.”

The news broke just six hours ago on MSN, which also reported:  “The sample was genetically linked to the case of paralytic polio identified in Rockland County just north of New York City earlier this summer — the first in the nation in nearly a decade.

The virus has also been detected in wastewater samples from neigboring Orange and Sullivan counties, as well as those from New York City. All of the reported samples include types of poliovirus that can cause paralysis, according to the state Department of Health.

Health officials noted that “for every one case of paralytic polio observed, there may be hundreds of other people infected,” but the state has so far only confirmed one case.”

The executive order increases resources available to the state.  The plan according to Governor Kathy Hochul, stop the spread by boosting vaccination efforts, among other things.