Scientists: Baby in Gaza infected with polio strain linked to mistakes in eradication

Scientists: Baby in Gaza infected with polio strain linked to mistakes in eradication

LONDON — The baby in Gaza who was recently paralyzed by polio was infected with a mutated strain of the virus that vaccinated people shed in their waste, according to scientists who say the case is the result of “an unqualified failure” of public health policy. The infection, which marked the first detection of polio … Read more