NEW YORK (AP) — The virus that causes polio has been detected in New York sewage a week after a case of the disease was reported in Rockland County north of the city, health officials announced Tuesday. Friday.
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The presence of the poliovirus in sewage indicates that it is likely circulating locally, the New York City and state health departments said.
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State Health Commissioner Dr. Mary T. Bassett said the detection of the virus in city sewage samples is cause for alarm but not surprising.
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