“No one tells us anything. We have found out here that she is affected. They took the test here,” said Awal Zar, father of Marwa. The doctors said that the increase in the number of positive polio cases is due to the lack of awareness of the families. “Unfortunately, again a pos...
Two new cases dashed the hopes of global health authorities whowanted to declare Africa free of...Donald G Mcneil JR
[03:44.64]18 polio cases in Afghanistan this year. [03:50.04]All but two of these cases [03:52.40]were in the south of the country. [03:55.60]That number is up from six cases in 2023. [04:01.12]In June, ...
Although the number of new cases nationwide is lower so far this year—with 14 compared to 26 in 2019—the location has sparked concern. "We had worked hard for years and cornered polio to a limited geography," Rasekh said. "The coronavirus has helped polio spread beyond its endemic region...
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan has witnessed a spike in new polio cases since March, officials said Wednesday, in a troubling sign as the government seeks to eradicate the disease in the country.
(AP)—A health official in Pakistan says four new polio cases have been detected in the country, bringing the number of children affected by the crippling disease this year to 276. Rana Mohammad Safdar, a senior official at the National Institute of Health in Islamabad, said Saturday the new...
Polio in retreat: New cases nearly eliminated where virus once flourishedScientific American
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Just as Africa was due to celebrate the anniversary of its last polio infections, two new cases have set back global efforts to eradicate the virus by 2019
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