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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andy Gregory

Polio: ‘Possible’ source of virus could be traced back to single household, says minister

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It “might be possible” to trace the source of polio virus detected in London to a single household or street, a health minister has suggested.

A national incident has been declared after the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) found polio in sewage samples collected from the London Beckton Sewage Treatment Works, which serves around four million people in north and east London.

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