UN confirms first polio case in war-shattered Gaza
UNITED NATIONS - A 10-month-old girl paralyzed by polio in Besieged Gaza has become the first confirmed case of the deadly disease to be detected in the enclave in 25 years, according to the United Nations.
In an online post, Tedros added that the UN health agency had confirmed via genomic sequencing that the girl’s infection was linked to the poliovirus type 2 variant, detected in environmental samples collected in June from Gaza wastewater. The UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, added that its medical teams will support the delivery of vaccines to its clinics and mobile health teams, in partnership with WHO and UNICEF.
The development comes as the UN’s top aid official in the Occupied Palestinian Territory warned that mass evacuations in Gaza “choke survival” and continue to severely constrain aid operations.
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