River 127,385 Posted July 22, 2024 Share Posted July 22, 2024 Poliovirus has been detected in samples of sewage water in the densely populated Gaza Strip, placing “thousands” of Palestinians at risk of contracting the highly infectious disease that can cause paralysis. Gaza’s Ministry of Health said it had detected “component poliovirus type 2” in coordination with UNICEF, the United Nations children’s agency. “Detecting the virus that causes polio in wastewater heralds a real health disaster and exposes thousands of residents to the risk of contracting polio,” it said on Thursday in a statement. The virus could be found in sewage “that collects and flows between the tents of the displaced”, said the ministry. Already scarce supplies of drinking water in the densely populated Strip are at risk of being contaminated by the virus. Authorities in the central Gaza city of Deir el-Balah this week predicted that “roads will be flooded by wastewater” and “diseases will spread” after it turned off sewage water pumping and treatment stations. Earlier, the Israeli Ministry of Health said it had evidence of the “component poliovirus type 2”, found in sewage samples taken inside the Gaza Strip. It instructed the Israeli army to vaccinate all troops in the Gaza Strip as well as those who are about to enter, and recommended a booster for those already vaccinated. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/7/19/ticking-time-bomb-poliovirus-found-in-gaza-sewage So sploosh your juice all over me you Riverboy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsemanche 97,799 Posted July 22, 2024 Share Posted July 22, 2024 This is so fucking heartbreaking Soft, soothing, and succulent Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axl Jax 634 Posted July 22, 2024 Share Posted July 22, 2024 This is the type of stuff that angers me to the point I get labelled an "antisemite" even though I'm criticising the government not the people Contracting polio is awful enough in a 'normal' scenario, imagine getting it on top of all what they're already going through. Heartbreaking. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
high culture 2,362 Posted July 22, 2024 Share Posted July 22, 2024 5 hours ago, Axl Jax said: This is the type of stuff that angers me to the point I get labelled an "antisemite" even though I'm criticising the government not the people Contracting polio is awful enough in a 'normal' scenario, imagine getting it on top of all what they're already going through. Heartbreaking. If it is "antisemitic" to say we don't want Palestinians to get polio, then call me antisemitic idc. I am way past the point of caring what people say to deflect from the humanitarian crisis and genocide at the hands of the colonist state of Israel. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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