Thursday, November 11, 2010

Polio Outbreak Forces Central Africa to Immunize

Due to a recent polio outbreak in the Central African region where an approximated 100 people have died and hundreds more have been left paralyzed. In an attempt to quell the outbreak aid agencies are planning on immunizing three million people. The last documented outbreak of Polio was in 2000. The main countries involved in the outbreak are Congo-Brazzaville,Democratic Republic of Congo and Angola. With the measures currently being taken, there is hope that this outbreak will not spread any farther.

megan smith

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