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First case of polio confirmed in a 10-month-old child in Gaza, Palestinian health officials say

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Palestinian health officials say the first case of polio has been recorded in an unvaccinated 10-month old-child in the Gaza city of Deir al-Balah. The officials say that after discovering the child’s symptoms, tests were conducted in Jordan’s capital of Amman and the case was confirmed to be polio.

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  1. The Guardian

    Gaza sees first polio case in 25 years as UN calls for mass vaccinations (opens The Guardian)

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    Highly infectious disease confirmed in 10-month-old as UN chief urges pauses in fighting to contain spread

  2. NBC News

    First case of polio detected in Gaza, Palestinian health ministry says (opens NBC News)

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    A 10 month-old baby is the first recorded case of polio in the Gaza city of Deir al-Balah, the Palestinian health ministry said Friday.

  3. Portland Press Herald

    Palestinian health officials say first case of polio confirmed in Gaza, in a 10-month-old child (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Portland Press Herald's feed description

    The Palestinian health ministry says it has recorded the first case of polio in an unvaccinated 10-month old-child in the Gaza city of Deir al-Balah

  4. KOB 4

    First case of polio confirmed in a 10-month-old child in Gaza, Palestinian health officials say (opens KOB 4)

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    Palestinian health officials say the first case of polio has been recorded in an unvaccinated 10-month old-child in the Gaza city of Deir al-Balah. The officials say that after discovering the child’s symptoms, tests were conducted in Jordan’s capital of Amman and the case was confirmed to be polio.

  5. NBC Los Angeles

    Gaza reports first polio case in 25 years as UN calls for cease-fire to carry out mass vaccinations (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    The threat of polio is rising fast in the Gaza Strip, prompting aid groups to call for an urgent pause in the war so they can ramp up vaccinations and head off...

  6. WSVN Miami

    Palestinian health officials say first case of polio confirmed in Gaza, in a 10-month-old child - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian health officials on Friday reported the first case of polio in an unvaccinated 10-month old-child in the Gaza city

  7. CNN

    A 10-month-old has contracted Gaza’s first case of polio in 25 years (opens CNN)

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    Doctors in war-torn Gaza have detected a case of polio for the first time in 25 years, health officials said, as international aid bodies call for a pause in the conflict for make way for a vaccination drive.

  8. Al-Monitor

    Gaza records first polio case in 25 years as UN urges vaccinations (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Al-Monitor's feed description

    Gaza has recorded its first polio case in 25 years, the Palestinian health ministry said on Friday, after UN chief Antonio Guterres called for pauses in the Israel-Hamas war to vaccinate hundreds of thousands of children.

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