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Polio Reemerges Along Afghan Border

May 02, 2006

An Afghan child receives a polio vaccination (file photo) (epa)

An Afghan child receives a polio vaccination (file photo) (epa)

May 2, 2006 -- The World Health Organization says thousands of Afghan and Pakistani children will be vaccinated for polio next week as health experts try to prevent a flare-up of the crippling virus.


The UN health agency says there have been five polio cases in Afghanistan and two in Pakistan since the start of 2006.


(Reuters)

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