Polio was pronounced dead in the Western Hemisphere years ago, after one of the most successful public health campaigns in history. But now it is stealing through a tiny Amish community here in central Minnesota, spreading from an 8-month-old girl to four children on two neighboring farms.

Do you have the right to risk creating a major public health problem by not being vaccinated against preventable disease? Do you have the right to make that decision for your children?

Five Cases of Polio in Amish Group Raise New Fears