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Polio outbreak risk increases in western Ukraine as war ensues

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NewsDesk @bactiman63  The reintroduction of the wild-type poliovirus or circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus (cVDPV) is a sizeable threat in the Ukraine, which is considered a high-risk country for...

Ukraine reports polio vaccination coverage was 80% in 2021

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the latest polio case in Ukraine last month, the Public Health Center of Ukraine reports the overall polio vaccination coverage was 80 percent in 2021, not enough...

Ukraine: Polio case reported in Transcarpathia child

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NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews On January 24, 2022, the WHO Regional Reference Laboratory in Helsinki confirmed poliovirus type 2 (VDPV-2) in a sample from a 2-year-old child from Ukraine. The sample...

Ukraine reports polio case in Transcarpathia, Not related to earlier case

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the polio situation in Ukraine, Ukrainian health officials report a polio case in a 12-year-old child from Transcarpathia. Health officials report during the...

Finland says long-term residents or returnees from Ukraine may need a polio booster vaccine

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) report today that long-term residents or returnees from Ukraine may need a booster vaccine in light of the recent case reported. In...

Ukraine: The polio situation is a matter of concern

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 In Ukraine, the polio situation is a matter of concern. In September this year, a case of paralysis was registered in a 17-month-old child in the Rivne region. Already in October,...

CDC issues travel notice for Ukraine due to polio risk

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 After the confirmation of a circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) case in a young child in Rivne Oblast, Ukraine recently, the Centers for Disease Control and...

Circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus in Ukraine: GPEI update

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) case reported in Ukraine, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) added some information concerning...

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...

Ukraine: Country classified as ‘high risk’ for polio outbreak

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The European Regional Polio Eradication Certification Commission (RCC) has assessed the risk of transmission in the event of the importation of wild poliovirus or...