Polio eradication campaign uncovers 89,999 cases of acute flaccid paralysis worldwide
By VT / May 17, 2010Norma Erickson Examiner 05/15/2010 There were 1,606 cases of polio caused by wild poliovirus in 2009, according to the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report issued yesterday by the CDC. This number is down from the 1988 estimate of 350,000 polio cases. This reduction is indeed a remarkable accomplishment in the global health arena. According to the […]