Polio Confirmed In Syria -- Voice of America
GENEVA — The World Health Organization (WHO) says it has confirmed 10 cases of polio detected in northeast Syria in mid-October. The WHO warns protective measures must be taken to prevent the crippling disease from spreading in the region.
The World Health Organization says 12 other suspected cases of polio are still under investigation. A spokesman for WHO’s Polio Eradication Program says in a VOA interview there are no additional so-called hot cases at the moment.
Oliver Rosenbauer says disease surveillance is ongoing in Syria and in neighboring countries to look for other cases of acute flaccid paralysis. But, for now, he says the only known cases are the 22 in Deir Ezzor that were detected and initially reported on October 17.
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