Polio Outbreak in Syria Confirmed: UN

An outbreak of polio in war-torn Syria, which had been free of the crippling disease since 1999 has been confirmed by the UN health agency on Tuesday. UN agency also said it feared the virus would spread. Oliver Rosenbauer, spokesman for the World Health Organization's anti-polio division, told reporters that laboratory tests had confirmed the presence of the disease in 10 out of 22 suspected cases reported in children almost two weeks ago. All 22 children ...