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8 Polio cases in Afghanistan so far this year
IANS
| Kabul | 10 October, 2016
Eight polio cases have been recorded in Afghanistan so far this year with a new confirmed one detected recently, the country's Public Health Ministry said on Monday.
"Investigation revealed that the case from Barmal district in Paktika province was a polio case that was genetically linked to a virus from South Waziristan (Pakistan), whereas a case from Kabul was confirmed to be negative for polio," the ministry said in a statement...
8 Polio cases in Afghanistan so far this year
IANS
| Kabul | 10 October, 2016
Eight polio cases have been recorded in Afghanistan so far this year with a new confirmed one detected recently, the country's Public Health Ministry said on Monday.
"Investigation revealed that the case from Barmal district in Paktika province was a polio case that was genetically linked to a virus from South Waziristan (Pakistan), whereas a case from Kabul was confirmed to be negative for polio," the ministry said in a statement...
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