Polio found in New York City wastewater

officials have detected polio in the city's wastewater, confirming at least one person carried the virus in the city recently.

Surveillance for the virus was initiated after a confirmed case was found nearby Rockland County last month. Wastewater surveillance in Orange County - also just outside the city's Bronx borough - also detected at least two polio samples since June.

Officials have warned that there could be hundreds - potentially - thousands of undiagnosed cases circulating around the state. Because a majority of cases are either asymptomatic or very mild it is likely that a vast majority are going undetected.

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