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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 r
by 0815test 7y ago
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.
- bayesian_horse 7y agoSuch 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.