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Daily Record
Daily Record
National
Martin Bagot & Naina Bhardwaj

Polio spreads in Britain for first time in decades as national incident declared

A national incident has been declared after polio has spread in Britain for the first time in decades.

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has detected the poliovirus in London sewage works multiple times recently.

As a result, the agency has called on families to ensure that their children have been fully vaccinated, the Mirror reports.

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