Who confirms outbreak of polio in Syria

The UN Organization with headquarters in Geneva released the alert. "It's a contagious disease. With the movements of the population the virus can travel to other areas. So there is a great risk of the disease spreading across the region, "said who spokesman Oliver Rosenbauer.

Polio is a highly contagious viral disease that spreads through fecal and oral and particularly affects children under five years. Despite the civil war in the country, the UN is trying to carry out a vaccination campaign to prevent the disease.

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