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New York Governor Kathy Hochul said Friday that the state is ramping up its polio-fighting efforts.

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 Because the virus that causes the deadly disease

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  It was found in wastewater from another county in the New York City area

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 The latest investigation involves wastewater samples collected last month in Nassau County on Long Island, directly east of the city.

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 The sample is genetically linked to a polio case in Rockland

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 Poliovirus was previously found in sewage from New York City and three counties north of it

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 New York counties prepare to fight polio outbreak among unvaccinated people

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 New York counties prepare to fight polio outbreak among unvaccinated people

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 The statewide polio vaccination rate is 79%

 The only confirmed case in New York involved an unidentified young adult who had not been vaccinated