Polio Cases Reported in India, Gaza, and Pakistan

A vaccine-derived polio case has been confirmed in a two-year-old child in Meghalaya's West Garo Hills, raising concerns as India was declared polio-free by the WHO in 2014. The state health department is awaiting test results to determine the nature of the infection, while WHO has begun an investigation. Another polio case was reported in Gaza amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, involving an unvaccinated 10-month-old child. In Pakistan, a 23-month-old girl from Balochistan died from wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1), marking the 15th case in the country this year. These incidents underscore the ongoing challenges in polio eradication, highlighting the need for enhanced vaccination efforts and public awareness.