Palestinian health ministry detects first case of polio in Gaza, statement says

FILE PHOTO: Palestinian children play outside a medical tent in Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, July 11, 2024. REUTERS/Ramadan Abed/File Photo

Source: REUTERS

The Palestinian health ministry said in a statement on Friday that it has detected the first confirmed case of polio in the Gaza strip in the city of Deir Al-Balah for a 10-month-old baby who had not received any polio vaccination dose.

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By Reuters

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