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Peru: More on the polio case

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the polio case in Peru, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) offered more details on the case and timeline: Peru notified the PAHO on March 21 of a confirmed...

Peru: Acute flaccid paralysis case reported in Loreto region infant, Case is under investigation

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Peru Ministry of Health (Minsa) reported the following in the case of a minor with acute flaccid paralysis in the Loreto region: 1. It is an isolated case of a child without a...

Pakistan reports first wild poliovirus case in 6 months

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 A three-year-old child was paralyzed by polio in Bannu, the Pakistan National Polio Laboratory confirmed on Thursday. “Since early last year, all polio cases have been from the...

Burundi declares polio outbreak, First cases reported in more than three decades

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The World Health Organization (WHO) report that the Ministère de la Santé Publique  declared an outbreak of circulating poliovirus type 2 (CVDPV 2) today after confirming eight...

Chicago: Wastewater testing for polio begins, No cases identified in Chicago or Illinois

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) is expanding its existing wastewater surveillance program to begin testing for poliovirus. Wastewater testing began this week to analyze...

Israel reports more polio cases

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Israeli Health Ministry recently reported following the case of polio in an 8-year-old girl from the Safed area who was not vaccinated against polio as part of routine vaccinations,...

Polio eradication is possible only through ensuring the highest possible vaccination coverage worldwide and maintaining it indefinitely

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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...

Pakistan: Wild poliovirus detected in an environmental sample in Lahore

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Pakistan’s first detection of wild poliovirus in 2023 has been detected in an environmental sample in Lahore. The virus found in Gulshan Ravi has links to a poliovirus found in...

Pakistan at excellent momentum to end polio, Southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa the last front

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 Pakistan at excellent momentum to end polio There is unprecedented support and commitment to ending polio in Pakistan by 2023, and with the current momentum maintained, the country...

Pakistan polio vaccination drive to target 13.5 million children

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The third Sub-National Immunization Days (SNIDs) campaign of the year 2022 launched to vaccinate 13.5 million children under-five years old children in 36 districts in Pakistan. The...