LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization says a child has been paralyzed by polio which was detected in Mali.It is the first case of polio in Mali since 2011 and WHO says the 19-month-old child was stricken in Guinea before arriving in Bamako. In a statement issued this week, WHO said the polio strain responsible for the new outbreak is derived from the vaccine. In very rare cases, the live polio virus can mutate into a form capable of sparking new cases.WHO said the risk of polio spreading further is “deemed high” and blamed the outbreak on low vaccination …read more
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