Two toddlers discovered last month were Nigeria’s first reported polio cases in more than two years, putting the world on alert just months after the African continent was declared free of the disease. One member of the Rotary Club’s “End Polio Now” drive said he almost cried when he got the news. More cases are expected to surface as Nigeria’s military forces Boko Haram out of more towns and villages, said Dr. Tunji Funsho, head of Rotary’s polio eradication drive. “Boko Haram is largely responsible for the insecurity that has hamstrung vaccination efforts in Nigeria,” the report said. Boko Haram extremists attacked a village near Chibok last week, killing 11 people.

Source: Washington Post September 03, 2016 13:07 UTC