New York Resources

Wastewater Testing

• Wastewater data can help us better understand what communities might be at the highest risk and increase vaccination efforts for those most vulnerable.
• Wastewater samples are untreated wastewater taken from waste treatment plants; this does not mean that poliovirus is being found in open drains or potable water.

NYSDOH wastewater surveillance: Polio Wastewater Surveillance (ny.gov)

Additional resources:

• Polio (Poliomyelitis, Infantile Paralysis) (ny.gov)
• Polio Vaccination Rates By County (ny.gov)