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How a polio outbreak transformed UK wastewater testing
Original: How a polio outbreak transformed wastewater testing in the United Kingdom
The World Health Organization is highlighting how a polio outbreak in the United Kingdom led to a major expansion of wastewater surveillance. Traces of vaccine-derived poliovirus found in London sewage in 2022 prompted intensified testing across the country, turning wastewater monitoring into a key public health tool for detecting viruses before they cause symptomatic cases.
Why now: The WHO is drawing renewed attention to lessons from the UK polio outbreak, likely amid growing interest in wastewater surveillance for disease detection.
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- How a polio outbreak transformed wastewater testing in the United Kingdom · World Health Organization (WHO)
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