The spinal ash virus virus is detected in the wastewater of New York City.

Polar News reporter Manda

Intern Wei Yingjie

According to the US "Politicians" News Network reported on August 12, the first patients in the United States appeared in the suburbs of New York in the first ten years of the United States' first grythonicitis (pediatric paralysis) in the United States, and six positive samples were found in the wastewater in New York City. Public health officials warned on Friday that the urban area of ​​New York may also occur.

Urban wastewater detects positive samples

It is reported that the city is still affected by the outbreak of new crown pneumonia and monkey acne epidemic, and New York has become a diner of these two viruses. The spinal cord grayicitis, which basically has no symptoms, but can cause paralyzed viruses to spread silently.

New York Street (Picture Source: Associated Press)

"Every time a case of paralyzed spinal ash inflammation is found, hundreds of cases have not been discovered." Mary Basetes, a New York State Health Commissioner, issued a statement saying Worrying, but not surprising. The state health department has responded urgently with local and federal partners to investigate and evaluate and spread cases.

At present, there are no cases of spinal cordyitis in New York City, but health officials said that 6 positive samples were found in monitoring of wastewater. Prior to this, there was a confirmed case in Rokland County, and the wastewater samples in Rockland and Olanzhi County were positive.

Dennis Nash, a professor of epidemiology at the Institute of Population Health Implementation of New York University of Population Health, said that health officials have been monitoring wastewater to track the spread of new crown viruses, and recently inspected samples of June and July Essence

Based on the six positive samples collected, it is difficult to evaluate the level of community communication. Nash said it is unclear how many facilities these samples come from, and it is not clear that the concentration of spinal ash virus virus detected in each facility.

Health officials said that the samples of New York City have no genetic connection with cases in Rokland County. Citizens in New York should know that the latest environmental survey results show that the confirmed cases of Rokland County are not infectious, and the source of the virus is still under investigation.

Local call for adult children to vaccine

Previously, due to the popularity of vaccines, this disease disappeared almost in the United States. But in areas with low vaccination rates, it is resurrected.

According to health officials, among New York City, among children from 6 months to 5 years old, more than 86%of people have vaccinated three -shot vaccine, and 14%of children are vulnerable to infection. But in different administrative districts and communities, the data indicators are different. For example, in Manhattan, the vaccination rate is 91%, while the vaccination rate of Staton island is only 82%. In Brooklyn's Williamsburg community, the vaccination rate was the lowest, slightly higher than 56%; while the nearby green dot area vaccination rate exceeded 99%.

There are similar differences in various counties under New York State. Health officials counted the ratio of three -pin vaccine among two -year -old children. The ratio of Rokland County was about 60%, and Oraland County was slightly lower than 59%. Both places were far lower than the average level of 79%in New York State. It is also the lowest in the state.

Health officials urged their parents to vaccinate their children, reminding those who did not completely vaccinate the vaccine to resist the virus.

New York Mayor Eric Adams said in an interview with the media that New Yorks should not despise the disease and say that the simplest response is vaccination.

Health officials said that young children should vaccinate four -needle vaccine, and adults and other people who start inoculation after the age of four should vaccinate a total of three -pin vaccine. If adults have only taken one or two stitches before, they can now continue to inoculate the remaining doses, no matter how long the previous shot has passed.

New York City Health Commissioner Ashwin Vasan mentioned in a statement that it is important to vaccinate children to vaccination. At the same time, adults who have not been vaccinated or have not been completely vaccinated before should also choose to vaccine.

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