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An unvaccinated young adult from New York recently contracted polio, the first U.S. case in nearly a decade, health officials said Thursday. Officials said the patient, who lives in Rockland County, had developed paralysis. The person developed symptoms a month ago and did not recently travel outside the country, county health officials said. It appears…
(Reuters) - A case of polio has been identified outside New York City and confirmed by federal health officials, the New York State Health Department .