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Another polio case detected in Bajaur |
2008-08-03 |
A polio case was reported in Bajaur Agency on Saturday, the second such case in the last four days. Bajaur Health Department chief Dr Jehanzeb Dawar told reporters that the virus was found in a year-old girl in the Nawagai area, 30 kilometres from Khar. Dawar said the victim had been given polio drops on four counts in the past. However, he added, the girl's parents were reluctant to immunise her in the last six months. |
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