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New York reports nation's first polio case in nearly a decade
The virus was discovered in Rockland County, a suburb of New York City, according to the state Department of Health.
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The Anti-vax movement is paying off.
New York health officials and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have confirmed the nation’s first case of polio in nearly a decade, state authorities said Thursday.