The recent public health emergency declarations in New York and London due to polio infections and detection of the virus in these cities' wastewater strongly indicate that polio is no longer close to being eradicated.
Mar 6, 2023
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More than 33 million children in several southern African countries have been vaccinated against polio, part of ongoing efforts to eradicate the infectious paralytic disease that has been largely contained in much of the ...
Feb 17, 2023
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Philadelphia and Oakland County, Michigan, are joining the small list of U.S. localities that are looking for signs of polio infections in sewage, U.S. health officials said Wednesday.
Nov 30, 2022
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Pakistani authorities launched a new nationwide anti-polio drive on Monday amid a spike in new cases among children, health officials said. It is the sixth such campaign this year and will last for five days, aiming to inoculate ...
Nov 28, 2022
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Unfortunately, in recent months, vaccine-derived poliovirus has been detected in sewage in north and east London. Following this, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunization (JCVI) are advising that children aged ...
Oct 24, 2022
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As winter approaches, the World Health Organization on Monday stressed the importance of staying vigilant as cases of COVID and influenza rise in Europe, encouraging more people to get vaccinated.
Oct 24, 2022
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A global five-year plan to eradicate polio received pledges of some $2.6 billion on Tuesday, but nearly double the amount is needed to complete the task, the World Health Organization said.
Oct 18, 2022
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State health officials in New York are warning of expanding "community spread" of the polio virus after it was found in wastewater samples from another upstate county.
Aug 26, 2022
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For years, global health officials have used billions of drops of an oral vaccine in a remarkably effective campaign aimed at wiping out polio in its last remaining strongholds—typically, poor, politically unstable corners ...
Aug 21, 2022
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In June, the UK Health Security Agency reported that poliovirus had been detected in sewage in north and east London between February and May 2022.
Aug 15, 2022
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