JERUSALEM, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) — Israel’s Ministry of Health on Monday (Feb. 27) Reports that Israel found polio infections in an 8-year-old child from the northern region of Upper Galilee in the country. The infection was detected after 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 epidemic of polio in March 2022, with nine people infected, urging the ministry. Started a wide 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 again 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 death