Polio virus found in New York wastewater

In New York, the presence of the polio virus has been detected in the sewage.

According to a foreign media report, the first case of polio was reported in America last month after almost a decade.

According to U.S. Department of Health officials, the polio virus was found in suburban New York sewage a month before the polio case was reported in July.

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According to health officials, no new cases of polio have been identified in the US since 2013, and it is still unclear whether the virus is spreading.

It should be noted that the attenuated but live poliovirus found in the vaccine in East and North London had previously been detected during routine sewage monitoring in the UK and that the virus had been present in samples collected since then. was found.

According to medical experts, there is no cure for polio but it can be prevented by vaccination. It mostly affects children, causing muscle weakness and paralysis, and in severe cases, permanent disability and death.