JERUSALEM, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) — Israel’s Ministry of Health on Monday (Feb. 27) Reports that Israel has found polio infections in an 8-year-old child from the northern region of Upper Galilee. The infection was detected following hospitalization for limb weakness.
The ministry said it would launch an epidemiological investigation and contact close contacts of the child. to provide specific advice
Israel detected an outbreak of polio in March 2022, with nine people infected, urging the ministry. Launched a wide-ranging vaccination campaign for children and adolescents up to 17 years of age.
Later in July, the ministry announced that the polio epidemic had ended. After the vaccination was very successful. But the polio virus has been detected once more in sewage systems in cities across the country in recent months.
Polio is an infectious disease that can spread rapidly and cause paralysis. or in some cases may cause life-threatening
