CDC Planning Wastewater Testing for Polio in Select Communities

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will strategically expand wastewater testing for poliovirus in select jurisdictions across the US, according to a statement.

• The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and Philadelphia Department of Public Health are among the first locations to explore plans to start collecting wastewater samples in specific communities for analysis at CDC’s polio laboratory

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