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Re:Mysterious illness that paralyzes healthy kids prompts pl... by 0815test on Saturday July 13, 2019 @02:39PM (#20429488)
I thought polio itself was on the brink of complete eradication, with humans as the only viable reservoir? Seems quite unlikely that it would be mutating this recently, so this has to be something pre-existing.
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Re:Mysterious illness that paralyzes healthy kids prompts pl... by bayesian_horse on Saturday July 13, 2019 @03:32PM (#20429730)
Such a virus mutates all the time, but no, it's not possible this is "a mutated poliovirus". Like you say, it was mostly eradicated, and diagnostic tests and vaccines are designed to catch any reasonable lineage.
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