Somalia: 2013 Polio cases- spreading

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Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23729121


16 August 2013 Last updated at 11:30 ET
Polio in Somalia: UN warns of 'explosive' outbreak

The UN has warned of a severe outbreak of polio in Somalia, days after a medical charity pulled out of the country, citing insecurity.

At least 105 cases of polio have been recorded in Somalia this year - almost half the number of cases around the world in 2012.

The World Health Organization is trying to eradicate polio and the number of cases has fallen dramatically.

Most of the Somali cases are in areas controlled by Islamist group al-Shabab...

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Horn of Africa

11 new WPV1 cases were reported in the past week ? in previously infected districts in Kenya and Somalia, and in a previously unaffected country, Ethiopia. The total number of WPV1 cases for 2013 is 121 (108 from Somalia,12 from Kenya, 1 from Ethiopia). The most recent WPV1 case in the region had onset of paralysis on 14 July (from Kenya).
- See more at: http://www.polioeradication.org/Data....PfvlAObC.dpuf

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h/t Healthmap
Saturday, August 31st, 2013 at 05:31 pm
SOMALIA: Puntland says first polio case found in the region
RBC Radio

Garowe (RBC) First polio case was found in the Somalia?s semi-autonomous region of Puntland, the region?s health minister said.
Dr Ali Abdullahi Hersi, the Puntland health minister said that one child living in the port town of Bosasso was diagnosed and found with polio which means that other cases of polio could be found in the region.
?We can confirm that polio now exists in Puntland.? The minister said.
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http://www.raxanreeb.com/2013/08/somalia-puntland-says-first-polio-case-found-in-the-region/

Horn of Africa

20 new WPV1 cases were reported in the past week in Somalia and one in Kenya. The total number of WPV1 cases for 2013 is 142 (128 from Somalia, 13 from Kenya, 1 from Ethiopia). The most recent WPV1 case in the region had onset of paralysis on 30 July (from Somalia).
The outbreak is spreading geographically in Somalia, with two new states reporting cases: Galgadud and Gedo. Anticipation of this spread has driven intense vaccination activities across the country, in an effort to raise immunity.
- See more at: http://www.polioeradication.org/Data....058wMTrz.dpuf

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Somalia: Puntland Declares First Polio Case in Its Region
31 August 2013

Puntland administration in Somalia said it has found first polio case in its region on Saturday. Puntland health minister Dr Ali Abdullahi Warsame said the ministry found first child in Bosasso town with the polio confirmed by the health organizations...

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Sabahi (Washington, DC)
Somalia: Polio Widespread in Regions Under Al-Shabaab Control
By Dahir Jibril, 4 September 2013

Mogadishu ? Al-Shabaab's refusal to allow the supply of the polio vaccine in areas under its control is causing panic among residents at a time when aid workers are struggling to contain an outbreak of the crippling virus.

"The polio outbreak plaguing Somalia has spread despite significant efforts to curb the disease," the United Nations Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in a statement August 15th, adding that insecurity is hampering efforts to contain the virus...