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Even as Africa grapples with the coronavirus pandemic, the continent has eradicated another disease: wild polio. Africa was declared free of the virus on Tuesday, with no new cases reported in the last four years, the Africa Regional Certification Commission for Polio Eradication said in a statement. Polio, a ...

Sign up to our Next Africa newsletter and follow Bloomberg Africa on TwitterEven as Africa grapples with the coronavirus pandemic, the continent has eradicated another disease: the wild polio virus.Africa was declared free of the wild poliovirus on Tuesday, with no new cases reported in the last four years, ...

More than 95 per cent of the African continent’s population have been immunised against the disease. 
Now the last remanding cases of wild polio are in Afghanistan and remote tribal areas of Pakistan. In 2018 there were less than 30 recorded cases in the two countries. However, every year Africa ...

Image copyright AFP Image caption Polio can only be prevented through immunisation Africa is to be declared free from wild polio by the independent body, the Africa Regional Certification Commission.Polio usually affects children under five, sometimes leading to irreversible paralysis. Death can occur when breathing muscles are affected by ...