Travel Alert: Polio outbreak in Pakistan threatens to spread

Posted on September 2, 2013 • Filed under: Expatriate Warning, Pakistan, Terrorism, Tourist Warning, Travel Health, Travel News

As reported by Oregonlive.com, Syed Wali desperately wants to immunize his three young children against polio but fears the Islamic militants who banned the vaccine from this remote area in northwest Pakistan will catch him if he tries to smuggle it in. “I can afford to bring the vaccine for my children, but what answer will I give the Taliban if they recover the vaccine bag from my possession?” Wali asked. Read article

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