Polio Found in New York Wastewater as State Assesses Virus Spread

Polio Found in New York Wastewater as State Assesses Virus Spread
A polio virus particle in a 2014 illustration photo. Sarah Poser, Meredith Boyter Newlove/CDC via AP
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WASHINGTON—The polio virus was present in wastewater in a New York City suburb a month before health officials there announced a confirmed case of the disease last month, state health officials said on Monday.

The discovery of the disease from wastewater samples collected in June means the virus was present in the community before the Rockland County adult’s diagnosis was made public July 21.