Children under five are most at risk from the viral disease
CAIRO - The World Health Organisation is working on a polio vaccination campaign for Gaza after the virus was detected there, officials say, although the absence of a ceasefire in Israel's war with Hamas presents multiple roadblocks.
While no clinical cases have been found so far, polio was detected in sewage in Gaza's Deir al-Balah and Khan Younis governorates, Dr Hamid Jafari, a WHO polio specialist, said during a news conference on Wednesday, adding it was possible the virus had been circulating since September. While vaccines necessary to immunize half a million children against the outbreak were available, delivery into the Palestinian territory and the kind of door-to-door, or tent-to-tent, delivery necessary in Gaza was difficult given restricted freedom of movement, officials said.
Poliomyelitis, which is spread mainly through the fecal-oral route, is a highly infectious virus that can invade the nervous system and cause paralysis. Cases of polio have declined by 99% worldwide since 1988 thanks to mass vaccination campaigns and efforts continue to eradicate it completely.
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