U.K. health authorities have said they are urgently investigating a rare polio virus discovery in sewage samples in London, potentially putting Britain's polio-free status at risk for the first time ...

Polio is considered to be eliminated in most first-world countries, including the United Kingdom, thanks to vaccines. However, the London Beckton Sewage Treatment Works (LBSTW) recently detected ...

UK health officials are urging people who may not be up to date on their polio shots to get vaccinated after poliovirus was found during routine surveillance of London sewage samples. Investigations ...