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More polio detected in New York City wastewater, data shows

Wednesday, October 12 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- More evidence of polio has been detected in New York City wastewater, according to the state Department of Health.So far, only one case of polio has been identified, in a previously healthy 20-year-old man from Rockland County who developed paralysis in... Read More.

Polio vaccine boosters offered to kids in London as virus linked to New York case detected

Friday, August 12 by ABC News

(LONDON) — Children in London are being offered polio vaccine boosters after sewage samples with the virus were found in multiple areas across the city.The U.K. Health Security Agency announced Wednesday that all children between ages 1 and 9 across the British capital will be eligible... Read More.

First polio case reported in US in nearly a decade detected in New York state

Friday, July 22 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The first case of polio reported in the U.S. in nearly a decade was detected in New York state, health officials said Thursday.The case is in a resident of Rockland County, the state health department said.State health officials said sequencing determined that... Read More.

Monkeypox cases detected in US, Europe, but experts caution against comparing it to COVID-19

Friday, May 20 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Countries in Europe and North America are continuing to report more cases of monkeypox, but experts say the disease so far does not pose a serious risk to the public.At least 17 infections of the rare disease have been confirmed in non-endemic... Read More.

Omicron live updates: Variant detected in Houston’s wastewater

Tuesday, December 7 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.2 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 789,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by Johns Hopkins University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering.Just 60% of the... Read More.

Omicron live updates: 2nd case detected in Los Angeles

Monday, December 6 by ABC News

What to know about the Delta COVID-19 variant first detected in India

Saturday, June 12 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The Delta variant, which was first detected in India and which now makes up 6% of sequenced COVID-19 cases in the United States, has prompted recent calls from President Joe Biden and Dr. Anthony Fauci for more Americans to get vaccinated.While... Read More.

Fauci warns COVID-19 variant 1st detected in India still a threat to US

Tuesday, June 8 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- COVID-19 variants are still threatening to spread in the U.S., National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci warned Tuesday, saying the possible threat of variants is a reason more Americans need to get vaccinated.Case rates have continued to decline... Read More.

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