just happened to be picking through shit when lo and behold!

Health officials ‘urgently’ investigating after poliovirus detected in London sewage

https://twitter.com/Independent/status/1539586893884669952

A rare type of poliovirus has been detected in the UK, with health officials racing to determine the scale of a feared outbreak in London.

The virus, which can cause paralysis and death in rare cases, was identified in sewage samples taken from the capital between February and May 2022, according to the UK Health Security Agency.