Two more cases of polio confirmed in Sabah


PETALING JAYA: One month after a polio case emerged in Malaysia after the country was declared polio-free since 2000, two more children have been confirmed to be down with the illness.Aged eight and 11, both boys are non-Malaysians living in Sabah who did not receive any form of immunisation since birth.

The 11-year-old, from Kinabatangan, had a fever on Nov 17 and was admitted into a hospital on Dec 1 after suffering back pain and walking difficulties.

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