GENEVA: Two children in south-western Ukraine have been paralysed by polio, the first outbreak of the disease in Europe since 2010, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Wednesday, in a setback for a global eradication campaign.
The outbreak occurred because only half of Ukrainian children are immunised against polio, and the risk of further spread within the country is high, although the risks for nearby Romania, Poland, …read more
Source: The Gulf Today
