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Polio outbreak in Syria linked to Pakistan

Shiloh

Shiloh

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Source: http://www.google.com/hostednews/af...aw?docId=418c99c4-09c1-43ea-9dca-96c750a0118c

Polio outbreak in Syria linked to Pakistan
(AFP) ? 8 minutes ago

Beirut ? An outbreak of polio that has paralysed 13 children in war-torn Syria is linked to a strain of the virus from Pakistan, the World Health Organisation said Monday.

The vaccination of children in Syria has been disrupted by the 31-month conflict between President Bashar al-Assad's forces and rebels fighting to topple his regime.

"Thirteen cases of wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) have been confirmed in the Syrian Arab Republic," the WHO said in a statement...
 
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