The Nigerian government has reported two cases of polio – the country’s first in two years.<\/p>\n
It said two children had been paralysed by the disease in the north-eastern Borno state, a part of Nigeria where Boko Haram militants are active.<\/p>\n
The development is seen as a major setback for Nigeria, which was on track to be declared polio free in 2017.<\/p>\n
Polio is an infectious viral disease that usually affects children. It can only be prevented through immunisation.<\/p>\n
The disease is spread by poor sanitation and contaminated water.<\/p>\n
A UN immunisation programme in Nigeria has had to contend with rumours that the vaccine was a plot to sterilise Muslims.<\/p>\n
Polio vaccination centres in the country have also been attacked by Boko Haram Islamist militants.
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