Polio virus strain in Syria confirmed as being from Pakistan - WHO

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Polio virus strain in Syria confirmed as being from Pakistan - WHO

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/polio-virus-strain-syria-confirmed-being-pakistan-180045702.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/d44aGfoYWYrf8NuU_2ObAA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-11-10T081343Z_1739506011_GM1E9BA18P201_RTRMADP_3_SYRIA-CRISIS-VACCINE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Syrian refugee children gather around a street vendor at a Syrian refugee camp in the Bekaa Valley" align="left" title="Syrian refugee children gather around a street vendor at a Syrian refugee camp in the Bekaa Valley" border="0" /></a>By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - Polio that has crippled at least 13 children in Syria has been confirmed as being caused by a strain of the virus that originated in Pakistan and is spreading across the Middle East, the World Health Organization said. Genetic sequencing shows the strain found in Syrian children in Deir al-Zor, where an outbreak was detected last month, is linked to the strain of Pakistani origin found in sewage in Egypt, Israel and Palestinian territories in the past year.</p><br clear="all"/>

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