DECEMBER 14, 2022

CDC Expanding Wastewater Testing for Polio

By IDSE News Staff

The CDC will expand wastewater testing for poliovirus in certain communities across the United States, the agency said.

In September, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a State Disaster Emergency and advised residents to ensure they are vaccinated against polio after evidence of circulating poliovirus continued. A single case of paralytic polio in an unvaccinated adult was confirmed in Rockland County, New York.

The CDC said the findings from the strategic wastewater testing