Poliovirus detected in Gaza sewage causes new health crisis

TRT World

“Total paralysis within hours”

Separately, the Israeli Health Ministry confirmed on Thursday that it found components of the type 2 poliovirus in sewage samples from Gaza.

The ministry said in a statement published by Channel 12 that the sample results matched those of the World Health Organization.

The samples tested in a WHO-accredited laboratory in Israel raise concerns about the virus’s presence in the area, the statement added.

Polio is a highly contagious viral disease that attacks the nervous system and can cause total paralysis within hours.

https://www.trtworld.com/middle-east/poliovirus-detected-in-gaza-sewage-causes-new-health-crisis-18185549

Starving girl in Rafa
Starving girl in Rafa, Gaza

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