Poliovirus has been detected in Gaza, likely brought in from abroad by aid workers, officials have said. Six waste water samples tested by the Palestinian health ministry and UNICEF have come back ...

Polio vaccinations wrap up in Gaza as officials try to inoculate 90% of children under age 10 The first case of polio in Gaza in 25 years was detected in July.

Polio was detected in multiple samples of Gaza's wastewater a week ago and now infectious disease experts suspect there are mild cases of the disease already in the population.

A mass polio vaccination campaign is underway in Gaza to vaccinate more than 640,000 children after the first case in 25 years was recently detected in the strip.

The first case of polio in Gaza in a quarter century was confirmed earlier this month in a 10-month-old baby, who developed paralysis in one leg. It came shortly after polio was detected in six ...

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.

In Gaza, a mother worries that her month-old son, Mohammed, could be infected with polio after the Palestinian health ministry confirmed the first case in the enclave on Friday, ending a 25 year ...

The highly infectious polio virus has been found in sewage samples in Gaza, putting thousands of Palestinians at risk of contracting a disease that can cause paralysis.

Israel permitted a “humanitarian corridor” for mass polio vaccinations in designated areas of Gaza, after the disease was detected there for the first time in 25 years.

Sure enough, the poliovirus detected in Gaza is believed to be vaccine-derived Type 2, which has also caused outbreaks in Africa in recent years.