Samples found in London's sewage has raised the alarm over the illness that can cause permanent paralysis. 9News
Investigations are underway after several closely related viruses were found in sewage samples from the Beckton Sewage Treatment Works taken between February and May, said the UK Health Security Agency in a statement on Wednesday.
The recent samples raised alarm as the virus "continued to evolve and is now classified as a 'vaccine-derived' poliovirus type 2 , which on rare occasions can cause serious illness, such as paralysis in people who are not fully vaccinated," the UKHSA said. "Most of the UK population will be protected from vaccination in childhood, but in some communities with low vaccine coverage, individuals may remain at risk," Saliba said in the statement.
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