Fresh polio case reported in Afghanistan
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KABUL, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) -- One fresh polio case had been detected in Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province, a local newspaper reported on Monday.
"With this new case, the total number of polio cases in 2019 reaches to 22 in the country. The latest polio case has been reported from Kandahar city, capital of Kandahar province which permanently paralyzed an 18-month-old child," Daily Afghanistan-e-Ma reported.
The paper added that polio is a crippling and potentially fatal infectious disease.
"Most of the Afghan children affected by polio virus this year are living in areas where kids do not have access to health facilities and regular anti-polio vaccination campaign. However, this time a child has been affected in a large city where anti-polio vaccination had been conducted repeatedly this year," the report said.
There is no cure for polio and the polio vaccine is the only safe and effective way to protect children.
The ongoing conflicts have been hindering the efforts to stamp out the infectious disease in the mountainous country. Enditem
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