Polio detected in London sewage

Health worker administers polio vaccine to a child in Afghanistan
Authorities say polio vaccination levels in London among the under-twos has dipped in recent years. -EPA

Polio has been detected in sewage samples in the UK capital London - the first sign since the 1980s that the virus could be spreading in the country - but no cases have been found, authorities say.

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