By IDSE News Staff
Public health officials in England are investigating possible poliovirus in London.
The U.K. Health Security Agency (UKHSA), working with the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), has found poliovirus in sewage samples collected from the London Beckton Sewage Treatment Works.
Investigations are underway after several closely related viruses were found in sewage samples taken between February and May. The virus has continued to evolve and now is