Ronan Kelly
Retired 2020
Hundreds of malnourished children suffering from AFP in Bihar
By THE BIHAR - Sat Oct 15, 1:55 am
Edited by
The Bihar
Hundreds of children in Bihar?s East Champaran district bordering Nepal, have been found suffering from Acute Flaccid Paralysis due to malnutrition, officials said on Thursday.
Officials said that 442 children in the district were found suffering from AFP.
?AFP in children was detected when the United Nations Children?s Fund sent stool samples of 542 children of the district to Luckhnow for test,? the official said.
Dr Anil Kumar Singh,a district official, said that AFP in children is caused by malnutrition. District civil surgeon Dr Kameshwar Mandal said that during the polio immunisation campaign, some children were reportedly found to be suffering from paralysis.
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http://www.thebihar.com/bihar-news/hundreds-of-malnourished-children-suffering-from-afp-in-bihar/
By THE BIHAR - Sat Oct 15, 1:55 am
Edited by
The Bihar
Hundreds of children in Bihar?s East Champaran district bordering Nepal, have been found suffering from Acute Flaccid Paralysis due to malnutrition, officials said on Thursday.
Officials said that 442 children in the district were found suffering from AFP.
?AFP in children was detected when the United Nations Children?s Fund sent stool samples of 542 children of the district to Luckhnow for test,? the official said.
Dr Anil Kumar Singh,a district official, said that AFP in children is caused by malnutrition. District civil surgeon Dr Kameshwar Mandal said that during the polio immunisation campaign, some children were reportedly found to be suffering from paralysis.
...
http://www.thebihar.com/bihar-news/hundreds-of-malnourished-children-suffering-from-afp-in-bihar/