THE Ministry of Health has disclosed that it has detected the polio virus in Lusaka following routine environmental and clinical surveillance activities. Acting Minister of Health Cornelius Mweetwa, however, says there are no confirmed cases of the paralysis associated with the detection. Polio is a highly infectious viral disease that primarily affects young children and can result in permanent paralysis. Speaking during a press briefing, Saturday, Mweetwa said the isolate detection closely matched the one previously detected in Namibia, which in turn was linked to Angola. “The Ministry of Health wishes to inform the general public on the isolation and confirmation of poliovirus type 2 from an environmental sample in Lusaka District. This was detected through our surveillance systems, in…
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