Polio in Russia

Russian doctors have confirmed the diagnosis of poliomyelitis for the 9-month-old daughter of Tajikistan immigrants who came to Moscow in search for work.

The TASS news agency says the young girl is in a satisfactory condition, quoting the head of Russia’s Federal Service for Supervision of Consumers Protection and Welfare (Rospotrebnadzor).

As of now, 298 poliomyelitis cases have been registered in Tajikistan, of which 15 were already lethal.