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New Zealand: Poliovirus wastewater testing established

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 ESR (Institute of Environmental Science and Research) and Manatū Hauora have this week established routine poliovirus testing in wastewater following a successful three-month pilot. Director...

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...

Pakistan reports 20th wild polio case, 17th in North Waziristan

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 A 10-month child from union council Ghulam Khan in North Waziristan has died after being confirmed with wild polio. The National Institute of Health reported on Wednesday that the...

New York officials report polio case in Rockland County resident

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) and the Rockland County Department of Health today alerted the public to a case of polio in a Rockland County resident. State and...

Polio vaccination campaign launched to vaccinate 12.6 million children across Pakistan

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The second Sub-National Immunization Days (SNIDs) campaign of the year 2022 launched to vaccinate 12.6 million children across Pakistan. The campaign will start from June 27 in all...

Polio in Israel with Dr. Stephen Berger

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 In early March, the Israel Ministry of Health reported on a circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 3 (cVDPV3) case in an unvaccinated child from Jerusalem. Since then, a number...

Ukraine: Polio vaccination campaign to begin February 1

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NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews According to the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Europe, a catch-up polio vaccination campaign for children aged 6 months to 6 years who missed routine...

Polio case confirmed in toddler from Rivne Oblast, Ukraine

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews In Ukraine, a case of polio was recorded and confirmed in a 1.5-year-old child from Rivne Oblast. The disease is caused by a derivative of the vaccine strain of polioviruses...

Polio vaccination campaign starts Monday in Cuba

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The Cuban Ministry of Health (Ministerio de Salud Pública de la República de Cuba) announced today that a polio vaccination campaign will begin Monday. From February 22 to...

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Philippines polio program gets props from WHO

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The Philippines Department of Health’s (DOH) polio program along with the steady fight to contain and reduce the spread of COVID-19 has received commendation in a letter signed...