(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.
The last known case in the U.S. was recorded by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2013.
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