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Mashup Score: 22Finland Looks for a Mystery Person Spreading Poliovirus - 2 year(s) ago
Scientists believe the virus made its way into Tampere’s sewer system via human waste
Source: The AtlanticCategories: Healthcare Professionals, Latest HeadlinesTweet
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Mashup Score: 27Wastewater monitoring identifies polioviruses in New York City - 2 year(s) ago
New York State health authorities announced Friday that polioviruses have been found in wastewater from New York City, further amplifying the geographic range at risk of seeing polio cases in the state.
Source: STATCategories: Infectious Disease, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
Are the #polioviruses in NYC sewers linked to the ones in Rockland County. That's not clear, but this is: “Polio is not gone ... and it’s still a risk and those who are unvaccinated are rolling the dice.” https://t.co/1DXk1UBdx0
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Mashup Score: 145Wastewater monitoring identifies polioviruses in New York City - 2 year(s) ago
New York State health authorities announced Friday that polioviruses have been found in wastewater from New York City, further amplifying the geographic range at risk of seeing polio cases in the state.
Source: STATCategories: Healthcare Professionals, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
#Polioviruses have been detected in NYC sewage. They appear to be genetically distinct from the viruses circulating in Orange and Rockland County, where a man was paralzed by #polio recently. More to come. https://t.co/1DXk1UBdx0
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2. The piece reminds me of efforts I wrote about years ago to try to use wastewater surveillance to find people persistently infected with #polioviruses who were shedding them in stools in Finland and in Slovakia. https://t.co/T917LorBSY