KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan, one of the last countries in the world where polio is still endemic, has registered its 10th case this year, with most coming in southern regions where Taliban militants have wide control, a senior health official said on Wednesday.
A 21-month-old girl in the south central province of Uruzgan had been left partly paralysed by the disease after her parents refused permission for her to receive vaccination.
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