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The Guardian: Polio scare hits Malawi with 17 possible cases, just as huge vaccine drive ends

Cyclone Freddy cited as Contributing Factor in feared new outbreak that follows inoculation of 8 million childrenMalawi is investigating at least 17 suspected polio cases just as a vaccination campaign is completed with more than 90% of the country’s children inoculated against the virus.Health authorities fear Cyclone Freddy – the World’s longest-lasting tropical cyclone – which made landfall in March in the southern African nation and led to hundreds of deaths and thousands of displacements – could be a contributing factor. This news item is brought to you by The Guardian World News.



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