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August 28, 2002
INTERNATIONAL IMMUNIZATION NEWS
"19 Polio Cases in Ambedkar Nagar"
Times of India (www.timesofindia.com) (08/28/02); Aggarwal, Aarti
There have been 35 cases of acute flaccid paralysis reported in India's Ambedkar Nagar district so far this year, including 19 confirmed cases of polio. Of those 19 cases, 17 cases were of P1 wild virus, while the other two were P3 wild virus. Clinical test results on the other 16 cases have not yet come in. According to health department sources, vaccine administration has been hampered by the belief of some rural people that the polio vaccine renders a person impotent. To contain the spread of the disease, health officials have enlisted the help of local clergy and citizens to ensure the anti-polio program's success.
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