Two more fecal tests have come back positive for the polio virus, the Health Ministry reported Thursday.
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Earlier this week, a four-year-old child tested positive for polio, the first recorded case in Israel since 1989.
One of the two positive samples was taken as part of the district health office's attempts to trace the contacts of the young polio patient. Thus far, three samples have been negative and 19 additional samples are being tested by the Infectious Diseases Research Laboratory at Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer.
The second test that came back positive was taken as part of an anonymous fecal testing survey being conducted in and around Jerusalem. The Health Ministry is expanding the survey, running more fecal testing in Jerusalem, and testing more sewage samples in Jerusalem as well as in other locations in Israel.
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