Liverpool could be at risk of an outbreak of polio after the virus was discovered in London.
Cllr Frazer Lake, cabinet member for social care and health, told a committee of councillors that lower vaccination rates in the city “do expose us” to the threat of an outbreak of the virus. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) detected the poliovirus in sewage samples in London earlier this month and it is likely there has been some spread between closely-linked people.
They are now investigating to establish if the virus is spreading to others in the community. While no cases have been identified in Liverpool, Cllr Lake warned that he could not rule it out.
