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New Polio Cases Turn Back Eradication Clock: United Nations
The World Health Organisation has said the confirmation of two new cases of polio in Nigeria was "a disappointing development", and the cases turned back eradication clock in the West African country.
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Nigeria Marks 1 Year Since Last Polio Case
Nigeria today marked one year since its last case of polio, raising hopes it will soon be taken off the list of endemic countries as the first step to being declared free of the disease.
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Two-Year-Old Child in Pakistan Becomes First Victim of Polio in 2015
Pakistan's first polio case in 2015 was today reported with a two-year-old child from the restive Balochistan province becoming the latest victim of the crippling disease.
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Nigeria May Have No Polio Cases Next Year, Says Bill Gates
Nigeria could cut the number of polio cases to zero next year and be declared free of the disease in 2018 even though a national eradication campaign has had to contend with an insurgency in the north, Bill Gates told Reuters.
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New Polio Cases Turn Back Eradication Clock: United Nations
The World Health Organisation has said the confirmation of two new cases of polio in Nigeria was "a disappointing development", and the cases turned back eradication clock in the West African country.
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Nigeria Marks 1 Year Since Last Polio Case
Nigeria today marked one year since its last case of polio, raising hopes it will soon be taken off the list of endemic countries as the first step to being declared free of the disease.
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Two-Year-Old Child in Pakistan Becomes First Victim of Polio in 2015
Pakistan's first polio case in 2015 was today reported with a two-year-old child from the restive Balochistan province becoming the latest victim of the crippling disease.
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Nigeria May Have No Polio Cases Next Year, Says Bill Gates
Nigeria could cut the number of polio cases to zero next year and be declared free of the disease in 2018 even though a national eradication campaign has had to contend with an insurgency in the north, Bill Gates told Reuters.
