For the first time in Pakistan's history all the previous month's environmental samples for polio have tested negative—a sign of progress in the campaign to eradicate the virus, an official said Monday.
May 30, 2016
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Flu vaccination prevents millions of flu-related illnesses and deaths annually, but vaccination rates are low for many reasons.
Sep 27, 2019
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The number of polio cases recorded in Pakistan has soared to its highest level in 14 years after attacks on immunisation teams led to a surge in incidences of the disease, health authorities said.
Oct 3, 2014
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The now nearly global eradication of polio through vaccination is a testimonial to the enlightenment of humans dedicated to the alleviation of human disease. In the early 20th century, hundreds of thousands of people are ...
May 6, 2019
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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 being eradicated.
Mar 6, 2023
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The polio virus has been found in New York City sewage, but officials are stressing that the highest risk is for people who haven't been vaccinated.
Aug 12, 2022
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Researchers at the University of Leeds are developing a cheaper and safer way of making the polio vaccine.
May 16, 2019
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An unvaccinated young adult from New York recently contracted polio, the first U.S. case in nearly a decade, health officials said Thursday.
Jul 21, 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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The World Health Organization on Friday took Nigeria off the list of polio-endemic countries, hailing a "historic achievement" more than a year after the last recorded case of the disease in Africa's most populous nation.
Sep 25, 2015
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