Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Polio is not going away without a fight – it's vital we step up our defences
The global initiative to eradicate polio has been extraordinarily successful.
Aug 30, 2018
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News tagged with polio
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study of polio in Pakistan shows insecurity a barrier to eradication
A team of researchers from Canada, the U.S. and the U.K. has found that insecurity in a country or region can be a barrier to eradication of a disease such as polio. In their paper published in Proceedings of the National ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Two polio vaccines may give greater protection against crippling disease
(HealthDay)—Using two types of polio vaccines seems to provide stronger protection against the disease and may boost efforts to eradicate polio, a new study shows.
Aug 21, 2014
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Vaccines saved at least 154 million lives in 50 years: WHO
Global immunization efforts have saved at least 154 million lives in the past 50 years, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, adding that most of those to benefit were infants.
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Eradicating polio will require changing the current public health strategy, say experts
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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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
What US adults know and believe about polio and the bivalent COVID booster
In July, New York State health officials notified the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of a case of paralytic polio in an unvaccinated adult in Rockland County, N.Y. Wastewater samples from communities near ...
Nov 17, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Polio: Five things to know about this serious disease
Public Health authorities have warned health care workers to be on the alert for polio, yet most physicians will not be familiar with presentation of this highly infectious, life-threatening disease.
Nov 15, 2022
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Vaccination
Routine vaccination coverage decreased in 2021 worldwide
Routine vaccination coverage decreased worldwide in 2021, according to research published in the Nov. 4 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
Nov 4, 2022
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Pediatrics
Why do children need polio vaccine boosters?
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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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Acute flaccid myelitis, a condition in children that is similar to polio
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently asked health departments and clinicians to watch for symptoms of acute flaccid myelitis in kids, especially through November. That's when enteroviruses are most ...
Sep 28, 2022
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