According to the World Health Organization, a polio epidemic has been successfully stopped in ten countries in west and central Africa.

Among the nations that are now polio-free are: Cameroon, Ghana, Mali and Togo, although at least five other countries in the region, including Nigeria, are still affected

According to the World Health Organization, a polio epidemic has been successfully stopped in ten countries in west and central Africa.

Among the nations that are now polio-free are: Cameroon, Ghana, Mali and Togo, although at least five other countries in the region, including Nigeria, are still affected

Kuwait says Friday it has found the deadly virus in a flamingo - the first known case of H5N1 in the Gulf Arab region.

Kuwait says it found a form of H5N1 in one of two infected birds culled by authorities

Kuwait says Friday it has found the deadly virus in a flamingo - the first known case of H5N1 in the Gulf Arab region.

Kuwait says it found a form of H5N1 in one of two infected birds culled by authorities

A new World Health Organization report says that Polio has been wiped out in 10 African countries.

Over 200 children were paralyzed during the polio outbreaks, which spread from Nigeria across Africa and into the Middle East, even reaching Indonesia