The British Polio Fellowship (BPF), a national charity supporting thousands of individuals in the UK affected by the long-term impacts of poliomyelitis, has issued an urgent warning following the latest detection of poliovirus in UK sewage. This marks the tenth occurrence since 2024 and the second confirmed case in 2026. On 26 March, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) verified the presence of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) in a sewage sample collected in London. The discovery comes just a week after the UK government announced the complete withdrawal…
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