The presence of poliovirus in wastewater that collects and flows between displacement camp tents and inhabited areas due to destroyed infrastructure poses a new health disaster in Gaza, highlighting severe overcrowding and water contamination issues.
Israel's refusal to allow hygiene supplies into Gaza creates a conducive environment for the spread of diseases, with the detection of poliovirus in wastewater further exacerbating the health risk for the population.
UN agencies have been working for decades to eradicate polio, often transmitted through sewage and contaminated water. Recent resurgence in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and isolated cases in Nigeria heighten concerns globally about the disease's spread.
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