WHO warns of high polio outbreak risk in Gaza
Financial Times — July 23, 2024, 10:00 PM UTC
Summary: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared a "high risk" of a polio outbreak in Gaza, citing severe water sanitation issues amid ongoing conflict. Traces of vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 were found in sewage, though no human cases have been reported. Only 16 of 36 hospitals are operational, complicating vaccination efforts. Israel has provided vaccines for 1 million of Gaza's 2.3 million residents.
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