The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is investigating a case of poliomyelitis, or paralytic polio, in New York state in an unvaccinated patient who presented to an emergency room with lower limb weakness and fever. CDC urges all healthcare providers to ensure their patients are current on the primary polio vaccination series. Healthcare providers should consider polio in the differential diagnosis of patients with sudden onset of limb weakness, especially in unvaccinated individuals and those with recent international travel to places where poliovirus is circulating.

The CDC is hosting a webinar on September 1, 1022 from 2:00 - 3:00 PM Eastern when they will cover the history of polio in the United States, the current outbreak, how to recognize signs of polio, how to report new cases, and immunization strategies.

For more information, visit https://emergency.cdc.gov/coca.../callinfo_090122.asp