what does this mean for the region and the world?
- Written by Michael Toole, Associate Principal Research Fellow, Burnet Institute
As war continues to devastate Gaza and its people, we learnt last week that a variant of poliovirus has been detected in the region. The virus was isolated in six sewage samples collected in late June from Khan Younis and Deir al Balah.
Most infections with poliovirus don’t cause symptoms, but a minority of those who contract the virus develo...





