Pakistan refugee crisis creates polio challenge

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Pakistan refugee crisis creates polio challenge

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/pakistan-refugee-crisis-creates-polio-challenge-134634370.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/yaXSCyUyYN14TdMSyfxJVA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/6d495a16378b5d19580f6a7067002b96.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this photo taken on Friday, June 27, 2014, Pakistani displaced tribal children suffering from dehydration and gastroenteritis lie on beds at a local hospital in Bannu, Pakistan. The rugged Pakistani region of North Waziristan emerged as a hotbed of polio infections after Taliban militants in the isolated area banned immunizations. Now the Pakistani government's offensive against the militants has sent a half-million refugees fleeing the territory, creating both perfect conditions for the disease to spread and a golden opportunity to immunize many thousands of people. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)" align="left" title="In this photo taken on Friday, June 27, 2014, Pakistani displaced tribal children suffering from dehydration and gastroenteritis lie on beds at a local hospital in Bannu, Pakistan. The rugged Pakistani region of North Waziristan emerged as a hotbed of polio infections after Taliban militants in the isolated area banned immunizations. Now the Pakistani government's offensive against the militants has sent a half-million refugees fleeing the territory, creating both perfect conditions for the disease to spread and a golden opportunity to immunize many thousands of people. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)" border="0" /></a>BANNU, Pakistan (AP) â€" The rugged Pakistani region of North Waziristan emerged as a hotbed of polio infections after Taliban militants in the isolated area banned immunizations. Now the Pakistani government's offensive against the militants has sent a half-million refugees fleeing the territory, creating both perfect conditions for the disease to spread and a golden opportunity to immunize many thousands of people.</p><br clear="all"/>

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