| Vaccination problems lead to rise in polio cases: Study |
PARIS Conflict in Afghanistan and vaccination problems in Pakistan have led to a rise in polio cases there, imperilling efforts to wipe out the disease worldwide, a study said on Wednesday.
Newly introduced vaccines had the potential to eliminate polio in these countries if sufficient numbers of children could be reached, according to the paper, published in The Lancet medical journal.
Last year, Pakistan reported the highest number of polio cases in a decade, 198 in total, compared to 144 in 2010, while Afghanistan had 81 cases, up from 30 the year before.
“Polio eradication in Pakistan has been affected by weak service delivery,” said the paper, with fewer children reached.
Agence France-Presse
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