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UN: World is closer than ever to polio complete disappearing
25.10.2019 13:11 "Agro Perspectiva" (Kyiv) —
As of yesterday, World Polio Day was celebrated worldwide, UN Radio reports.
It is to be admitted, the Day is celebrated annually Oct 24.
As to the report, while marking the Day, World Health Organization (WHO) experts told that two of three wild poliovirus strains have been already eliminated worldwide, what is to be regarded as a «historic achievement for humanity». As to experts, WPV3, strain three of the disease, has been eradicated completely.
Besides, while observing the Day, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) experts have told the deadly viral disease is «very close» to disappearing altogether, with the number of affected children having dropped by 99% since 1988, thus positioning the world closer than ever to its total eradication.
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