Take a look at this chart from the World Health Organization.
Notice how every nation on the planet is at zero polio cases except for two in Central Asia?
I suppose it's a coincidence that polio is showing up in European sewer lines after years of mass migration from those two countries. After all, we can't be caught noticing things unless we want to be called racists!
Since 1988, the global number of poliovirus cases has decreased by over 99%. Today, only two countries — Pakistan and Afghanistan — are considered 'endemic' for polio. This means that the disease is regularly transmitted in the country.
Yet in recent months, poliovirus has been detected in wastewater in Germany, Spain and Poland.
Now, if the polio virus is mysteriously appearing in developed Western European countries, you might find yourself asking:
Well, please, give the report a quick once-over again:
Today, only two countries — Pakistan and Afghanistan — are considered 'endemic' for polio.
Hmmm.
Consider the fact that Germany is "the largest Afghan community in Western Europe" (over 400,000, the majority of whom were born in Afghanistan) or that Pakistanis in Spain form "one of the country's larger migrant communities."
The United Kingdom has the largest Pakistani population, with over 1.6 million.
Other Western European nations have smaller Afghan communities, but they still number in the tens of thousands.
I don't think this should be all that surprising to anyone who understands either public health or immigration.
Thankfully, in the three European countries, "coverage [for polio] with three doses ranges from 85-93%, protecting most people from severe disease."
Yet "under-immunized groups and those with weakened immune systems remain at risk."
Europe, probably not a bad time to really restrict those immigration numbers.
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