ISLAMABAD — Pakistani health officials Monday called for infants
leaving the country to be issued polio vaccinations at airports after
virus samples linked to a southern Pakistani city were discovered in
Egypt.
Two sewage samples from Cairo were analysed and found to
resemble a recently discovered strain in the Pakistani city of Sukkur, a
joint statement by health officials, the World Health Organization
(WHO) and UNICEF said.
"To reduce the possibility of spread of the
polio virus beyond Pakistan's borders, the government's Monitoring and
Coordination Cell is advising to set up permanent vaccination counters
at the international departure lounges of all airports," it said.
The statement recommended that "all children under five years leaving the country are vaccinated against the polio virus."
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