The polio virus was detected in wastewater samples from Bnei Brak, Ramle, Lod, and the Shafdan treatment facility, following ...

Health Ministry warns polio virus appears to be spreading, urges public to complete vaccine protocol to avoid infection.

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A 17-year-old Jerusalem teen was diagnosed Wednesday with the infantile paralysis strain of the polio virus, Israel’s Health Ministry confirmed at its virus laboratory.

JERUSALEM, July 21 (Reuters) - Israel's military said on Sunday it will start offering the polio vaccine to soldiers serving in the Gaza Strip after remnants of the contagious polio virus were ...

Polio vaccines have helped eradicate the wild form of the disease in many regions of the world, including the Americas, Europe, Southeast Asia and Africa, according to WHO. The former ...

JERUSALEM, Nov 6 (Reuters) - The Israeli military said on Wednesday aid organizations had completed a second polio vaccination round for children in Gaza, administering more than 1.1 million ...

UNICEF is pushing for a pause in the fighting to allow health workers to get two doses to every child, after Gaza recorded its first polio case in 25 years. By Hiba Yazbek reporting from Jerusalem ...

They asked polio workers to mark his finger with purple ink anyway to make it look like he'd been vaccinated. Ali had fevers on and off for several weeks, and in June, began having trouble walking.