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Scientists: Baby in Gaza was infected with polio strain linked to mistakes in eradication campaign.
The infection marked the first detection of polio in the war-torn Palestinian territory in more than 25 years .
Draft report by experts deemed the WHO effort a failure and “a severe setback” The polio strain in question evolved from a weakened virus that was originally part of an oral vaccine.
The oral polio vaccine has reduced infections globally by more than 99% .
Vaccine -linked cases now comprise the majority of polio infections in more than a dozen countries.
The oral vaccine is better at stopping transmission than the injected version, and it is cheaper and easier to administer.
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