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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 July 1956Vol. XXVI, No.12

Polio Scare in New Cal.

p. 113 · Read in the full issue

5N cases of polio were reported in New Caledonia in June, two of them fatal. Five of the cases e Europeans and the rest of :ed-blood. . quantity of Lepine anti-polio cine was received from the item* Institute in Paris at the of June, and parents who wish may have their children cinated. Preference will be given children between six months and ears. hree injections of the vaccine lin 21 days are necessary; it s not become effective for 40 s. airing the June voyage of the ynesie, roupd-trip passengers e not permitted to land in New irides ports because of the polio re in New Caledonia.