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Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
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The National Foundation reported 3,277 polio cases in the US last year, the lowest ever at 1.3 per 100,000, down from 1959 and 1952 peaks, crediting Salk vaccine, but warned 85 million unvaccinated pose epidemic risk. (New York, UPI)
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NEW YORK-(UPI)--There were 3,277 polio cases in the United States last year, the lowest case rate in history, the National Foundation reported Wednesday.
It quoted provisional figures of the U. S. Public Health Service as showing there were 1.3 polio cases per 100,000 Americans, compared to 4.9 cases in 1959 and 38.2 during the peak epidemic year of 1952.
The Foundation warned that despite a continuous decline of polio since the introduction of Salk vaccine six years ago, 85 million Americans remain unvaccinated, presenting "ample fuel for still more epidemics."
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3,277 polio cases, lowest rate in history at 1.3 per 100,000 americans; compared to 4.9 in 1959 and 38.2 in 1952; 85 million americans unvaccinated
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The National Foundation reported provisional figures from the U. S. Public Health Service showing a continuous decline in polio cases since the introduction of the Salk vaccine six years ago, but warned of potential epidemics due to unvaccinated population.