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PRO/EDR> Poliomyelitis update (44): Afghanistan, Pakistan violence
Polio -- AfghanistanA fresh infectious poliomyelitis case has been detected in Afghanistan, bringing the number of confirmed cases of polio virus to 15 so far this year [2018], the Afghan Public Health Ministry said [Wed 26 Sep 2018]."A new polio virus case was registered in Bagh-e-Shahr neighborhood, of southern Kandahar province recently," the ministry said in a statement. According to the statement, the paralyzed 2-year-old girl's family lives in an area where some locals do not allow health workers Read more [...]
