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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

Polio virus found in New York wastewater, but no new cases

Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

The polio virus was detected in wastewater samples from the suburban county near New York City where an unvaccinated adult recently contracted the life-threatening disease, but health officials said Tuesday they have not identified any additional cases.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the presence of the virus was detected in wastewater samples collected in early June from Rockland County, where officials on July 21 announced the first case of polio in the United States in nearly a decade.

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