U.S. CDC plans wastewater testing for polio in select communities


  • World
  • Thursday, 01 Dec 2022

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 30 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced Wednesday it will expand wastewater testing for poliovirus in select jurisdictions across the country.

Michigan and Philadelphia are among the first locations to start collecting wastewater samples in specific communities for analysis at the CDC's polio laboratory.

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