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Two children in Nigeria diagnosed with polio
Two children in Nigeria diagnosed with polio
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 (UPI) -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday said two children in Nigeria have been diagnosed with polio, describing it as a "setback" in the global battle against the disease.Nigeria has not had a recognized polio incident in two years.The cases were detected in Borno state by Nigeria's polio surveillance system."Polio is a terrible disease that no child should suffer," the CDC said in a statement.
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Nigeria to start emergency polio campaign
Nigeria to start emergency polio campaign
Image copyright AFP Image caption Polio can only be prevented through immunisationNigeria has announced an emergency mass polio vaccination campaign in the north-east after two new cases emerged.They were the first incidences of the highly infectious disease in Africa for two years.The government said polio paralysed two children in Borno state, a part of Nigeria where Boko Haram militants have hindered health campaigns.The development is seen as a major setback for Nigeria, which was on track to be declared polio free in 2017.
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Dangerous Disease: Nigeria reports two new polio cases: WHO
Dangerous Disease: Nigeria reports two new polio cases: WHO
The Nigerian government has reported two new polio cases in the first re-emergence of the disease since 2014, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday.Two children in the northeast state of Borno had been paralysed by the disease, the Geneva-based group said in a statement.The new cases represent a major setback for Nigeria, which had just celebrated two years without polio last month and was on track to be certified free of the virus in July 2017."The overriding priority now is to rapidly immunise all children around the affected area," Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa, said.
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Nigeria reports two new polio cases
Nigeria reports two new polio cases
LAGOS, Nigeria, Aug. 11 (UPI) -- Nigeria reported two new cases of polio this week, the first cases in two years, the World Health Organization said.The two reported cases are children, now paralyzed, in northeastern Nigeria, where Boko Haram activity is rampant.Militants have frequently attacked the vaccination centers, based on the myth that it was actually a plot to sterilize Muslims.The disease is a virus that children are particularly vulnerable to and is caused by bad sanitation and contaminated water.
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