The discovery of a polio-stricken child in Sudan’s war-ravaged Darfur region is fuelling fears that all of West and Central Africa is on the brink of an epidemic outbreak of the devastating childhood disease. Sudan — along with much of the African continent — has been free of polio for years. But in recent months, cases have been reported as far south as Central African Republic and as far west as Sudan. “This has placed approximately 74 million children at risk of polio,” David Heymann, head of polio eradication at the World Health Organization, said yesterday.Full Story
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