Talk:2024 Gaza Strip polio outbreak
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Requested move 25 August 2024
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The result of the move request was: Procedural close. Initiated via a WP:BLOCKEVADING account, and no other user commented in support of the move. See WP:RMEC. (closed by non-admin page mover) SilverLocust 💬 06:01, 2 September 2024 (UTC)
2024 Gaza Strip polio epidemic → 2024 Gaza Strip polio outbreak – There's still a small number of cases, and a prompt vaccination campaign could hopefully avert an epidemic. FourPi (talk) 11:09, 25 August 2024 (UTC)
No. One case is not an outbreak. Sporadic cases of polio are very common and don't justify an articleBoston UnCommon (talk) 21:34, 25 August 2024 (UTC)
Please add reference to Israel's eradication of Polio in Gaza
Multiple sources (and article) reference the eradication of Polio in the Gaza strip 20 to 25 years ago. It is most pertinent to mention that this happened during the Israel Occupation, before Israeli disengagement from the Gaza Strip in 2005, and before the deadly Hamas military coup Refael Ackermann (talk) 15:00, 22 March 2025 (UTC)
Notable?
Poliovirus was detected in wastewater samples in July 2024. On 30 July 2024, the Gaza Health Ministry officially declared a polio epidemic. On 16 August it claimed the first confirmed case of polio. No additional polio cases have been reported since a ten-month-old child was paralyzed in August 2024. This is not an epidemic. Epidemic is absolutely unsupported. One case of polio doesn't establish notability. Any reason this article shouldn't be AfDed? Longhornsg (talk) 05:01, 22 October 2025 (UTC)
- Longhornsg Polio is a horrible disease, and I hope you are correct (a quick search indicates that you are.) However, instead of deleting the article, I would rename it to 2024 Gaza Strip polio campaign, and rewrite relevant parts. Lova Falk (talk) 11:03, 30 October 2025 (UTC)
- Was there a polio campaign? Longhornsg (talk) 23:22, 21 November 2025 (UTC)
- There are reliable sources documenting the vaccination campaign that formed the response to the discovery of polio in the Gaza Strip. Many are used as references in the article's Humanitarian response section. Richard Nevell (talk) 23:35, 21 November 2025 (UTC)
- Yes, there was. Here is an example of a good source. Lova Falk (talk) 06:09, 22 November 2025 (UTC)
- Was there a polio campaign? Longhornsg (talk) 23:22, 21 November 2025 (UTC)
Requested move 21 May 2026
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The result of the move request was: moved. Specifically, to 2024 Gaza Strip polio outbreak. (closed by non-admin page mover) Sceptre (talk) 23:08, 11 June 2026 (UTC)
2024 Gaza Strip polio epidemic → 2024–2025 Gaza Strip polio campaign – There was no epidemic, or even an outbreak, but serious concern about a possible outbreak led to the start of a polio vaccination campaign. Lova Falk (talk) 10:13, 21 May 2026 (UTC) — Relisting. {{GearsDatapacks|talk|contribs}} 11:02, 28 May 2026 (UTC) — Relisting. ASUKITE 15:39, 4 June 2026 (UTC)
- Hyphen replaced with dash as an obvious typographical error. — BarrelProof (talk) 17:15, 21 May 2026 (UTC)
- Thank you BarrelProof! Lova Falk (talk) 06:43, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
- Hyphen replaced with dash as an obvious typographical error. — BarrelProof (talk) 17:15, 21 May 2026 (UTC)
- Oppose: We have sourcing in the article for it being termed an epidemic. If we must change the name, I would cautiously support "2024-2025 Gaza strip polio vaccination campaign" Smallangryplanet (talk) 14:14, 3 June 2026 (UTC)
- Relisting comment: Second relist for consideration of alternative proposed above. Source analysis would be helpful as the article uses both "epidemic" and "outbreak" in the lead ASUKITE 15:39, 4 June 2026 (UTC)
- Note: WikiProject Palestine, WikiProject Disaster management, and WikiProject Medicine have been notified of this discussion. ASUKITE 15:39, 4 June 2026 (UTC)
- Rename to 2024 Gaza Strip polio outbreak: Only two sources use the word "epidemic" (The National, Barron's) and both are directly citing the Gaza health ministry. The rest of the sources use "outbreak", including the World Health Organisation. I oppose both the use of "epidemic" (it's a specific term that I do not think applies here) and the suggestion of replacing it with "polio vaccination campaign". The notability of this topic is that a polio outbreak occurred since its eradication 25 years ago. The vaccination campaign was simply a response to the outbreak. No outbreak = no vaccination campaign. Felinaex (purr / pawprints) 21:36, 4 June 2026 (UTC)
- Would also be okay with this. Smallangryplanet (talk) 21:43, 4 June 2026 (UTC)
- Comment I am sorry I went silent when the discussion started. I got stuck, and I now realise why: I find it difficult when sources make claims that are not correct. The previous title was 2024 Gaza Strip polio epidemic. And yes, sources call it an epidemic. However, epidemic, according to our own article is: "the rapid spread of disease to a large number of hosts in a given population within a short period of time." One case cannot reasonably be called an epidemic, however many sources use this word. Anyway, thank you all for moving the page to outbreak. Lova Falk (talk) 08:33, 14 June 2026 (UTC)