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Source: http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/11/07/health-polio-europe-idINL5N0IS5YB20131107
Syria polio outbreak "may threaten Europe", experts warn
Fri Nov 8, 2013 5:00am IST
* Crippling viral disease re-emerged in Syria last month
* WHO warns as long as any child has polio, all at risk
* Inactivated vaccines used in Europe may not protect enough
By Kate Kelland
LONDON, Nov 8 (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...
Syria polio outbreak "may threaten Europe", experts warn
Fri Nov 8, 2013 5:00am IST
* Crippling viral disease re-emerged in Syria last month
* WHO warns as long as any child has polio, all at risk
* Inactivated vaccines used in Europe may not protect enough
By Kate Kelland
LONDON, Nov 8 (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...