Polio -- Syria
At least 17 children in eastern Syria have been paralyzed from a recently confirmed outbreak of polio, the World Health Organization said Tuesday [20 Jun 2017], punctuating the health risks to a population ravaged by more than 6 years of war.
It is the 2nd outbreak of the crippling disease to hit Syria since the war began, and largely reflected the inability of health workers to immunize all children caught in conflict zones where access is difficult and sanitation is poor.
The polio
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