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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Samuel Lovett

Polio: Health officials ‘urgently’ investigating after rare virus detected in London sewage

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Health officials have declared a national incident as they investigate the scale of a feared polio outbreak following the discovery of the virus in wastewater.

The virus, which can cause paralysis in rare cases, was identified in sewage samples taken from London between February and May 2022, according to the UK Health Security Agency.

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