Thursday, April 10, 2014

Iraq scrambles to fight polio surge amid conflict

Dr. Aruba Hamed, right, gives 6-month old Jumana Baqir a polio vaccine at a health center in Baghdad, Iraq , Thursday, April 10, 2014. With the assistance of international health organizations, Iraqi health officials are scrambling to vaccinate millions of children across Iraq against the highly contagious polio virus in response to the outbreak of the disease in the country as well as the region, a spillover from the three-year-old war in neighboring Syria where handful of children have affected. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed) BAGHDAD (AP) — Across parts of Iraq, medical teams in white coats and gloves again roam the streets giving children polio vaccines and marking the walls of their homes, fighting a resurgent virus once more taking advantage of the country's turmoil.








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