A polio outbreak has been confirmed among children in northeast Syria. At least 10 children in the province of Deir ez-Zor have been paralyzed with the disease. The World Health Organization says it is Syria’s first polio outbreak since 1999. With thousands of Syria refugees fleeing their homes by the day, health workers are warning the disease could spread.
Child Polio Outbreak Confirmed in Northern Syria
HeadlineOct 29, 2013