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Wild poliovirus (WPV1) has been detected in 85 sewage samples from 27 sampling sites in Israel, collected from 3 February to 18 August 2013.
Initially restricted to southern Israel, WPV1 has now also been detected in environmental sampling sites elsewhere in Israel, indicating transmission throughout the country. A sampling site in Tulkarem in the West Bank has also reported a positive sample, collected on 30 June.
No case of paralytic polio has been reported in either Israel or the West Bank and Gaza.
(Via Global Polio Eradication - accessed 30/08/13)
Advice for Travellers
It is recommended that travellers have a poliomyelitis booster (or course) if not already protected and take precautions with food, water and personal hygiene.
