Tag: polio
Gaza: First case of polio confirmed, MSF describes health situation as “absolutely terrible”
On 16 August 2024, the Palestinian Authority Ministry of Health announced the confirmation of the first case of polio in Gaza, ending a 25-year absence of the disease in the…
Concern grows in Gaza after first polio case in 25 years: “Hundreds of thousands of children at risk”
The poliovirus was detected in tests of waste water in Khan Yunis and Deir al-Balah as early as July. The disease has been eradicated on the strip of land for…
First case of polio confirmed in the Gaza Strip – L’Express
After more than ten months of conflict in the Gaza Strip, a first case of polio has been detected in the besieged Palestinian territory. At the same time, violence continues…
Ministry: First confirmed case of polio in Gaza | News in brief
16.8. 22:00•Updated 16.8. 22:00 According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, the first confirmed case of polio has been detected in the Gaza Strip. The infected is a ten-month-old child…
Ministry of Health: A polio epidemic has broken out in Gaza | News in brief
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Friday that it will send more than one million poliovirus doses to Gaza. According to the UN, other motion sicknesses have also spread…
Polio virus discovered in wastewater – L’Express
“Sewage and garbage litter the devastated streets. The smell of fermenting waste permeates the air. This situation is a breeding ground for diseases,” says Dr. Hanan Balkhy, regional director of…
Polio discovered in children in Burundi
Polio is a contagious infectious disease. Most people who become infected develop no symptoms, while others develop flu-like symptoms, vomiting and fever. For around 0.02 percent of those infected, the…
Fake news: polio vaccines do not spread polio
News Published on 02/03/2023 at 2:53 p.m. Updated 02/03/2023 at 2:53 p.m. Reading 1 min. On social networks, fake news abounds. The latest? Bill Gates’ vaccines would spread polio throughout…
Temporarily no polio vaccine from Bilthoven after incidents
The virus has often ended up in the sewer, to the frustration of Biltse council members. According to the environmental service, there has been a pattern of incidents with the…
Polio has been detected in the world’s metropolises for the first time in decades – read seven questions and answers about the situation
The virus, which has been almost suppressed worldwide, has been detected in big cities. Here we collected questions about urban polio cases. They are answered by a leading expert Carita…