CDC starting wastewater testing for polio in select communities

CDC Will Test Sewage for Polio in Some U.S. Communities

Philadelphia and Michigan’s Oakland County will be among the first to participate in the initiative, designed to help target vaccination efforts and track potential spread of the virus

US officials say Philadelphia, Michigan county will test sewage for polio

Officials say identifying the virus in sewage can help a city or county accelerate and target vaccination campaigns.

CDC to expand wastewater testing for poliovirus

The CDC said Wednesday that it will expand wastewater testing for poliovirus in certain U.S. jurisdictions, including Michigan and Philadelphia.

US officials say 2 more places will test sewage for polio

NEW YORK (AP) — Philadelphia and Oakland County, Michigan, are joining the small list of U.S. localities that are looking for signs of polio infections in sewage, U.S. health officials said Wednesday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the communities will test for polio in sewage for at least four months. Communities in New York state began testing earlier this year after a man was diagnosed with paralytic polio outside New Yor…

CDC starting wastewater testing for polio in select communities

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expanding its wastewater testing for polio in parts of Michigan and Pennsylvania, officials announced Wednesday.   Polio outbreaks once caused panic in the United States but those concerns died once a vaccine was created and widely distributed in the 1950s and 1960s.   Concerns over the…

CDC Will Test Sewage for Polio Outside New York to See If It's Circulating Elsewhere in Nation

The CDC will initially work work with Michigan and Philadelphia to identify communities with low vaccination rates and begin testing sewage the in those areas.