Israel Detects 1st Polio Case Since 1989

The Israeli Health Ministry on Sunday said it had detected polio infection in a 4-year-old child in Jerusalem. It was the first confirmed polio case in Israel since 1989, according to Israeli media. The ministry said in a statement that the child was not vaccinated and called for adherence to routine vaccinations at the recommended times and the completion of vaccinations for those who have not yet done so. The ministry’s health administration in the Jerusalem region has begun an epidemiological investigation and will make further recommendations based on the findings, the ministry said. The poliovirus was recently found in Jerusalem-area sewage samples, but this was the first clinical case in 32 years.