New Polio Case Reported in Afghanistan’s Uruzgan Province
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New Polio Case Reported in Afghanistan’s Uruzgan Province
Afghanistan has reported another case of polio, highlighting the continuing challenge of eradicating a disease that remains endemic only in Afghanistan and Pakistan, the World Health Organization says. Reports indicated that the case involved a 25-month-old girl in the Sarkhum area of Tirin Kot, the capital of Uruzgan province. The child developed symptoms several months ago and has suffered paralysis in her legs, they said. Sources said the chi…
Health sources in Uruzgan say a positive case of polio has been registered in the city of Tarinkot, the provincial capital. A source from the Uruzgan Public Health Department told the Ettelaat Rooz newspaper today (Thursday, August 12) that a two-year-old girl has been infected with polio. The source said that the girl is a resident of the Sarkhom region of Tarinkot. According to the source, the child was admitted a few months ago with symptoms …
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