No polio cases detected in Labuan - Health DG

No polio cases have been detected in the Federal Territory of Labuan thus far based on the Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) surveillance and random screenings involving 41 healthy children aged five and below, said Health Ministry director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

He said following the detection of poliovirus in the sewage sample collected from the locality, the Health Ministry (MOH) through the Labuan Health Department conducted a polio immunisation campaign to prevent infections among the residents.