国際保健機構は、世界的な小児麻痺の激増を警戒。
La OMS teme una propagación internacional de la polio
Entre 2012 y 2013 el número de casos de la enfermedad aumentó un 82%
Emilio de Benito Madrid 28 ABR 2014 - 20:13 CET
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WHO fears an international spread of polio
Between 2012 and 2013 the number of cases of the disease increased by 82%
Emilio de Benito Madrid 28 ABR 2014 - 20:13 CET
Polio refuses to disappear . In 1988, the World Health Assembly proposed eradication by 2000, but in 2013 there were still 405 cases , 82% more than the 223 of 2012. Apart from endemic countries have three , Pakistan , Afghanistan and Nigeria - propagation international virus has caused the World Health Organization (WHO ) yesterday convened an urgent meeting to discuss how to stop the virus spreading through Asia, Africa and the Middle East. The meeting will continue today.
Everything was ready for what would be the second elimination of a disease on the planet , after smallpox had an effective and easy to administer vaccine ( given by mouth , wetting a sugar in the preparation to make it attractive to children) . But predicting its demise proved too optimistic. Although the incidence has decreased to disappear almost everyone in India - and with it , the Southeast Asia this year were added to the list of free zones - infection , appear regularly imported outbreaks of the three endemic countries. And, as the WHO says , " when a child has polio, all others are at risk."
The virus is endemic in Pakistan , Nigeria and Afghanistan
As seen , the three countries that remain are highly conflicting. Internal and external wars and some fundamentalist movements have hindered vaccination. Some Western practices have not helped. The use of medical equipment as a cover for espionage (said that was how the whereabouts of Bin Laden was located ) volunteers have suspected , resulting in several dead Taliban attacks . For example , in 2012 there were nine fatalities in Afghanistan between vaccination teams .
A logistical problems and the repair of some religious - in northern Nigeria groups reached prohibit immunization claiming that it was a secret weapon of the West to cause sterility in the population , has rejoined the effect of globalization and the spread international . WHO notes as major risks " the prohibition of immunization campaigns in the North Waziristan region of Pakistan and in parts of the southern and central regions of Somalia; the continued persecution of vaccinators in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Karachi ( Pakistan); ongoing military operations in Khyber region (within the Federally Administered Tribal Areas ) of Pakistan; insecurity in eastern Afghanistan and Borno State (Nigeria ); active conflict in the Syrian Arab Republic , and deficiencies in the performance of the program in the state of Kano (Nigeria ) and response to outbreaks in Cameroon . " . Though it is considered that there are only three endemic countries in 2013 were no cases of polio in 10 In fact , most cases of 2013 they were out of those three countries : Somalia , Israel , Afghanistan, Iraq , Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea and Syria registered two-thirds of cases. It is imported virus , but no less dangerous.
The Health Assembly set 2000 as the date for the eradication
This year the situation is similar. The latest data from the Global Initiative for the Eradication of Polio indicate that up to 23 April, 62 cases were detected , while in the same period in 2013 were only 22 . Though the majority (53 ) is concentrated in countries endemic , there are nine that have been given out .
The emergency committee convened by WHO experts together European , Asian and American , and aims to discuss whether an alert is declared and see what steps to take to reverse the situation . " The risk of further international spread is still high , especially in Central Africa (especially from Cameroon ) , the Middle East and the Horn of Africa ," the last working document WHO.
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