România are un risc crescut de apariție a cazurilor de poliomielită – o boală care nu a mai produs îmbolnăviri în țara noastră din anul 1992, când virusul a fost „importat” din Bulgaria, avertizează autoritățile.…
Romania faces an increased risk of polio cases, according to health experts, despite no cases since 1992. Vaccination coverage is below the recommended 95%, at 66.7% in urban areas and 60.4% in rural areas. The World Health Organization has classified Romania as high-risk for importing poliovirus. Polio spreads through fecal-oral transmission and respiratory droplets, with symptoms including sudden muscle weakness or paralysis, which can be severe and life-threatening. Vaccination is the only prevention, with Romania's schedule including the inactivated polio vaccine since 2009.
