PESHAWAR, Pakistan — After years of decline, polio is surging again in this populous South Asian nation, dimming hopes that the viral disease — eradicated nearly everywhere else on Earth ...
Officials say Pakistan has threatened to deport Afghan refugees awaiting relocation to a third country unless their cases are swiftly processed by the host governments.
A senior World Health Organization official cautioned Wednesday that the eradication of polio in Afghanistan and Pakistan, the only countries where the paralytic virus persists, is threatened by ...
Wild poliovirus was almost eradicated globally two years ago, but poor conditions are causing cases to rise in Afghanistan and spill into Pakistan. https://p.dw.com/p ...