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Source: https://www.timesofisrael.com/unvac...m-area-contracts-polio-condition-unspecified/
Unvaccinated 17-year-old from Jerusalem area contracts polio, condition unspecified
Rare infection comes after mass vaccination campaign in wartorn Gaza, where polio was detected over the summer; Israel has seen a handful of cases in last decade
By ToI Staff Today, 8:32 pm
An unvaccinated 17-year-old in the Jerusalem area has contracted polio, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday. No details were given on the teen’s condition.
The case comes following a major polio vaccination campaign in the war-torn Gaza Strip, after a case of the virus was detected in the enclave for the first time in some 25 years this past July, amid ongoing fighting between Israel and the Hamas terror group.
Cases of polio in Israel are highly rare, but not unheard of, and occur almost entirely among children in unvaccinated populations...
Unvaccinated 17-year-old from Jerusalem area contracts polio, condition unspecified
Rare infection comes after mass vaccination campaign in wartorn Gaza, where polio was detected over the summer; Israel has seen a handful of cases in last decade
By ToI Staff Today, 8:32 pm
An unvaccinated 17-year-old in the Jerusalem area has contracted polio, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday. No details were given on the teen’s condition.
The case comes following a major polio vaccination campaign in the war-torn Gaza Strip, after a case of the virus was detected in the enclave for the first time in some 25 years this past July, amid ongoing fighting between Israel and the Hamas terror group.
Cases of polio in Israel are highly rare, but not unheard of, and occur almost entirely among children in unvaccinated populations...