#polio outbreak
Traces of the highly infectious Type 2 poliovirus, often transmitted through fecal matter, were found by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 16 July in six samples of sewage water in Palestine's Khan Younis and Deir al-Balah. Collected in late June, the samples indicate the poliovirus may be circulating in the region, prompting WHO to express profound concern over an outbreak potential. In a clinic in Al-Zawayda, a small town in central Gaza Strip, the sound of wailing infants fills…
