Thanks to an incredibly successful vaccination program, wild poliovirus has been eliminated in the United States since 1979. For this reason, it’s not a disease that you hear about often in the U.S. However, if you’ve got upcoming travel plans, it might be on your radar: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated a travel advisory earlier this month that recommends travelers take extra precautions when visiting certain countries where polio is circulating.
