Rotarians conduct survey of polio cases

Saturday, March 17, 2007, 15:18 [IST]

Visakhapatnam, Mar 7 (UNI) The Rotary International Presidents and office bearers today visited Pedajalaripeta area and conducted a survey of polio cases, as part of a rapid polio plus programme to be conducted in the city, in the third week of March.

Rotarians said, the presence of wild polio virus was connfirmed after finding the symptoms in a two and a-half-year-old boy, P Krishna alias Aravind. The sanitary conditions in the area was very bad and pointed out that it was too early to confirm the source of the virus.

The National Polio Surveillance Project (NPSP) team also reviewed the situation here yesterday.

UNI

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