Polio found in London sewage leading officials to declare ‘national incident’
Polio found in London sewage leading officials to declare ‘national incident’
A water treatment plant in London (Picture: Getty)
An outbreak of polio has been detected in sewage samples from London.
The virus was officially declared eradicated in the UK in 2003. It can cause paralysis in rare cases and can be life-threatening, so the emergence of an outbreak in the capital has caused concern.
The UK Health Security Agency has declared a national incident and urged people…