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The Prime Minister has condemned the attacks and praised the work of the polio vaccination team. Pakistan is one of three countries in the world where polio is still endemic. It is considered the key battleground in the global fight against the disease, which attacks the nervous system and could cause permanent paralysis within hours of infection. Polio paralyzed almost 200 children here in 2011, the worst figures in 15 years. Health experts not only fear more violence against the workers but also a sharp increase in the number of young people who contract a preventable disease. Al jazeera, islam about. Pakistan is one of three countries were poked polio is still widespread, along with afghanistan and nigeria. Who launched its anti plebeian drive and pakistan in by 2005, only 28 cases were recorded across the country. After that year, a Concerted Campaign by extremist groups led to a decrease in the number of polio vaccinations. There were 190 polio cases in 2011, most of them in the c

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