Of the 74 cases reported worldwide this year, 59 were from Pakistan. No case in India so far The world has witnessed a sudden spurt in polio cases this year. The World Health Organization (WHO) says the spurt is alarming because the cases are being reported in what usually is the low transmission season. The apex health body of the United Nations held a meeting of its “Emergency Committee for the international spread of wild poliovirus” in the last week of April to discuss the issue. On

May 5, it declared a public health emergency situation. The wild poliovirus is still present in 10 countries. These are Afghanistan, Cameroon, Syria, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Israel, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia and Syrian Arab Republic. A total of 74 cases have been reported till April. More are likely with the onset of the high transmission season in June.

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