“With these two new cases, the total number of polio cases in 2019 reaches 15 in the country, all of which were reported from inaccessible areas.
Poliovirus could be rapidly transferred and the only preventable way was vaccination, the statement said. The ongoing conflicts have been hindering the efforts to stamp out the infectious disease in the mountainous country. It mainly affects young children and once infected, the virus multiplies in the intestine, affects the nervous system and can cause paralysis.
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