Warning on Polio in the Netherlands
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ATLANTA — Americans should make sure they’ve been vaccinated for polio before traveling to the Netherlands, where at least 52 people have been stricken with the disease, U.S. health officials cautioned on Thursday.
“We do consider it serious,” said Carrie Hartshorn, spokeswoman for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s immunization division.
The 52 cases include one death and 40 people who were paralyzed, according to new data from Dutch officials. It is the first outbreak in the Netherlands since 1978, when polio struck 80 people.
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