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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Stuti Mishra

Polio virus found in New York wastewater after first confirmed case in a decade

CDC

The polio virus has been found in wastewater at a New York City suburb dating back to June.

The finding showed the virus had possibly been present in the community before the first confirmed case of the disease in almost a decade was diagnosed last month.

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