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'Tip of the iceberg': how polio is making a comeback
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13 minutes
Released:
Sep 26, 2022
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Podcast episode
Description
It was largely eradicated almost 50 years ago, but the crippling disease polio is making a comeback.
The polio virus has been discovered in London, Jerusalem and New York state, where officials have declared a health emergency.
Today, the health commissioner from the US county where there are already hundreds of cases on what needs to be done to stop the worldwide spread.
Featured:
Dr Patricia Schnabel Ruppert, epidemiologist and health commissioner, Rockland County, New York
The polio virus has been discovered in London, Jerusalem and New York state, where officials have declared a health emergency.
Today, the health commissioner from the US county where there are already hundreds of cases on what needs to be done to stop the worldwide spread.
Featured:
Dr Patricia Schnabel Ruppert, epidemiologist and health commissioner, Rockland County, New York
Released:
Sep 26, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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