With the recent Safed detection of 4 cases, the Department of Health is collaborating with Jerusalem "to ensure a coordinated response."
Before traveling to Israel, where several children have recently tested positive for the disease, residents of New York are advised to get vaccinated against polio.
In a statement released on Friday, it mentioned the four cases that were identified in Safed, in the country's north, one year after a minor polio epidemic there.
He advised New Yorkers "to get vaccinated" before traveling to Israel or other countries affected by the poliomyelitis.
The city of New York's health officials are in contact with their Israeli counterparts "to provide a coordinated response," according to a press release, adding that visitors must follow the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's guidelines (CDC).
Outside of Israel, the CDC has advised the same caution before traveling to the United Kingdom, Ukraine, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Indonesia, Nigeria, Côte d'Ivoire, and several other Central African countries.
Poliomyélite is a viral disease that primarily affects children and can result in incapacity, paralysis, or death.
Nowadays, children are routinely immunized against poliomyelite, which is an effective preventive measure.
The city of New York's health officials are in contact with their Israeli counterparts "to provide a coordinated response," according to a press release, adding that visitors must follow the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's guidelines (CDC).
Outside of Israel, the CDC has advised the same caution before traveling to the United Kingdom, Ukraine, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Indonesia, Nigeria, Côte d'Ivoire, and several other Central African countries.
Poliomyélite is a viral disease that primarily affects children and can result in incapacity, paralysis, or death.
Nowadays, children are routinely immunized against poliomyelite, which is an effective preventive measure.
