THE shocking news that a three-month-old infant is critically ill and on life support after being diagnosed with poliomyelitis in Tuaran, Sabah, is indeed devastating.
This is the first reported polio case in 27 years in Malaysia. The last documented case of polio was in 1992 whilst the last major outbreak was in 1977 with 121 cases due to wild poliovirus. In 2000, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared Malaysia polio-free as part of the Western Pacific region.
