Health officials advised the medical community to be on alert after a case of vaccine-derived polio was identified in a resident of Rockland County, New York.
The CDC tested and confirmed the case. It was the top story in infectious disease last week.
Another top story was about a study that identified monkeypox symptoms not recognized in current medical definitions.
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New York detects case of vaccine-derived polio
Health officials reported the detection of a case of vaccine-derived polio in a resident of Rockland County, New York, which