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Polio is Increasing In MENA Region

 ▶ We have vaccinations but in war-torn countries polio now increasing. | mena as region stories news.| ◀ | Despite widespread vaccinations incidents of polio are increasing for north Africa and the Middle East.  Many do not have the vaccine because it can "infect" healthy children.  The oral version causes paralysis in 3 people in a million. Vaccine by injection is safer.  Indeed, some countries such as Australia only use this method.    |||increasing do mena on polio to region is polio in increasing to mena at vaccine. | A new way has been found to identify the level of polio spreading silently in a population.  Israel tested sewerage of Bedouin towns for the polio virus and  could accurately "see" the numbers.  Of course, individuals could not be identified.  Rather than waiting for a sentinel case to show itself, the new system gives a warning to start vaccinating.     |||vaccine an mena go increasing polio as it re...