The American Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed on August 16 that a young man living in the suburbs of New York (United States) had contracted poliomyelitis.
A member of the Orthodox Jewish community, known for its low adherence to vaccination, he had never been vaccinated against polio as a child.
In all likelihood, he was infected through a long chain of transmission with a variant of the live attenuated virus used in oral polio vaccines.
A phenomenon which has been known for a long time and which should disappear in the years to come thanks to a new generation of vaccines.
Poliomyelitis is perceived by many in Western countries as a disease from another era.
Moreover, only two countries, Afghanistan and Pakistan, have not yet joined the list of countries where it has been “eradicated”.
A word that actually feeds a misunderstanding on the subject.
“This eradication concerns the three…
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