Syria polio outbreak "may threaten Europe", experts warn

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Syria polio outbreak "may threaten Europe", experts warn

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/syria-polio-outbreak-may-threaten-europe-experts-warn-233248454.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/2CfzV3YC0GUBOSnxqbu5kw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-11-07T233248Z_1_CBRE9A61TEV00_RTROPTP_2_SYRIA-CRISIS-POLIO.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Syrian health workers administer polio vaccination to a girl at a school in Damascus" align="left" title="Syrian health workers administer polio vaccination to a girl at a school in Damascus" border="0" /></a>By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - Vaccinating only Syrian refugees against polio may not be enough to prevent the crippling viral disease from re-infecting Europe where it has not been seen for decades, German scientists warned on Friday. Writing in The Lancet medical journal, they said the risk to Europe from a re-emergence of polio in Syria was partly due to the type of vaccine generally used in regions that have not had the disease for many years. Polio, caused by a virus transmitted via contaminated food or water, was confirmed among young children in northeast Syria last month - its first appearance there in 14 years. The World Health Organization (WHO) said the virus probably spread from Pakistan - one of three countries where polio is still endemic - and warned that Syria's outbreak posed a threat to millions of children across the Middle East.</p><br clear="all"/>

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