Poliovirus has been detected in Gaza, likely brought in from abroad by aid workers, officials have said. Six waste water samples tested by the Palestinian health ministry and UNICEF have come back ...

A 10 month-old baby is the first recorded case of polio in the Gaza city of Deir al-Balah, the Palestinian health ministry said Friday. The child, who had symptoms of the highly infectious disease ...

After polio detected in wastewater investigators search Gaza for active cases : Goats and Soda The territory hasn't had any polio cases for 25 years but this suggests the virus is spreading. Polio ...

The highly infectious polio virus has been found in sewage samples in Gaza, putting thousands of Palestinians at risk of contracting a disease that can cause paralysis. Gaza’s Ministry of Health ...

Doctors in war-torn Gaza have detected a case of polio for the first time in 25 years, health officials said, as international aid bodies call for a pause in the conflict for make way for a ...

Mass polio vaccination campaign to continue in Gaza after virus detected in wastewater samples. It aims to vaccinate more than 591,000 children under 10, the WHO said.

Polio vaccinations wrap up in Gaza as officials try to inoculate 90% of children under age 10. The first case of polio in Gaza in 25 years was detected in July.

The strain that was found in Gaza wastewater is linked to a polio vaccine that has not been used in the U.S. since 2000, but is still used in other parts of the world.

The U.N. said more than 1.2 million doses of the oral polio vaccine arrived in Gaza, and an additional 400,000 doses are on the way. Vaccines will be delivered to 392 sites, while some 300 mobile ...

Polio detected in Gaza sewage water, threatening new health disaster. By CNN Newsource. Published July 19, 2024 9:30 AM . By Ibrahim Dahman, Caitlin Danaher and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — ...