[NY Times Article] Investigations of Polio cases in MN.

[iamlachesis]

"LONG PRAIRIE, Minn. - Polio was pronounced dead in the Western Hemisphere years ago, after one of the most successful public health campaigns in history. But now it is stealing through a tiny Amish community here in central Minnesota, spreading from an 8-month-old girl to four children on two neighboring farms.

So far, no one has been crippled by the disease; only 1 in 200 cases of polio results in paralysis. But worried public health officials say it may be only a matter of time."

Full article here (single page version)

Comments

[legitimatelove.livejournal.com]

*sigh* Hooray for kids not being vaccinated. Way to be responsible, parents. Guh.

[sweetmmeblue.livejournal.com]

Question, if polio was eradicated, how did the non-immunized kids aquire it in the first place? Not having te immunization helpedin the transfer, however, where did the sudden appearance of it come from?

[lachesis.livejournal.com]

I think that's what the article was looking into... if you werent able to read it let me know. Sometimes pasting a link works, sometimes not. :)