The European Union supports the fight against polio in Syria
Homs, Syria – 29 January 2015 – Polio cases were confirmed in Syria in October 2013 for the first time since 1999. Since the outbreak 36 cases have been reported in the country, mostly among unvaccinated children under 2-years-old. 35 of the cases were in 2013, and only one in 2014. Following the confirmation of polio outbreak in Syria in October…