1.   Other families would use antiseptic throat spray and wear surgical masks whenever they drove through a town where there had been a polio outbreak.

2.   Polio outbreak in Caribbean blamed on low rate of immunization,

3.   Seeing poor progress and renewed polio outbreaks, many countries lose heart and dedication, WHO said.

4.   Seeing poor progress and renewed polio outbreaks, many countries lose heart and dedication, WHO added.

5.   UNICEF warned other Balkan countries to review their own plans for coping with a polio outbreak in case the disease spreads.

6.   Polio outbreaks in parts of the former Soviet Union and Turkey are hindering international efforts to eradicate the disease, US officials said Thursday.