Philippines: Health department confirms third case of polio outbreak

Health Department of Philippines has confirmed third case of polio outbreak in country after communicable disease reappeared in almost about two deces. Francisco Duque III, Health Secretary said that third confirmed case is a four-year-old girl from Datu Piang town in Maguindanao province who was t given oral polio vaccination. stool samples of girl were sent for examination to National Institute of Infectious Diseases in Japan which found that girl was positive for vaccine-derived poliovirus 2.

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Vaccination campaign to be conducted 

health department said that virus has been genetically linked to same virus in first polio case in 19 years. In beginning, girl was reported with acute flaccid paralysis in October with a specified kind of fever, diarrhea, vomiting and muscle pain. department of health said that it is waiting for lab results of samples from ar suspected polio case. A vaccination campaign will be conducted in Datu Piang scheduled for vember 4 to 8 for more than 4,250 children d between zero to five years. A three-year-old girl from Lanao del Sur and a five-year-old boy from Laguna were first two polio cases in country.

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Travelers vised to take proper vaccinations against polio

health officials have declared a polio outbreak in country following upturn of disease. y have also recommended travelers going in and out of Philippines to take proper vaccinations against polio. Health research shows that re is cure for polio which results in nerve injury leing to possible paralysis. According to research, polio virus can only be prevented through multiple doses of vaccines. Earlier, International Red Cross and its body in Philippines have warned of an alarming resurgence of poliovirus in country urging government to declare a national outbreak. humanitarian group said that y are putting efforts in Philippines to completely ericate highly infectious disease, which was declared ericated in country 19 years ago.

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