After being free of polio for 15 years, two cases of it have been reported in Guinea. The children who are paralyzed are in two totally different parts of the country. This means that the disease could of spread across the nation. The outbreak is dangerous because Guinea has the worst polio vaccination rate. Controlling the disease in Guinea will be challenging. One of the current polio cases is in capital, Malabo, located on an island off the country's Atlantic coast. The disease could spread even further, to the troubled Central Africa Republic. The violent clashes taken place in the country increases the chances of polio breaking out in the area. Peacekeepers are being sent to the country to try and help calm down the violence.
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http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2014/04/17/303403242/polio-hits-equatorial-guinea-threatens-central-africa
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