By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - Polio has broken out among young children in northeast Syria after probably originating in Pakistan and poses a threat to millions of children across the Middle East, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday. The crippling disease, which is caused by a virus transmitted via contaminated food and water, could spread especially fast in Syria, where civil war has led to falling vaccination rates. ...
via Health News Headlines - Yahoo! News http://news.yahoo.com/polio-outbreak-confirmed-northeast-syria-says-100203071.html
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