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Polio is back in Indonesia, sparking vaccination campaign

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The virus was first detected in October in a 7-year-old boy suffering from partial paralysis in the province of Aceh near Sigli. Since then three other cases have been detected, prompting the mass immunisation and information drive. Official say that polio immunisation rates in the conservative province are well behind the rest of the country.

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Polio is back in Indonesia, sparking vaccination campaign

Four in Indonesia were infected with the highly contagious disease that was declared eliminated less than a decade ago.

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Polio is Back in Indonesia, Sparking Vaccination Campaign - New Delhi Times - India Only International Newspaper

Children in school uniforms and toddlers with their parents lined up Monday for polio vaccinations in the Sigli town square on the northern tip of the Indonesian island of Sumatra, after four children were found infected with the highly contagious disease that was declared eliminated in the country less than a decade ago. The virus…

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