polio
Richmond health leaders stress importance of Polio vaccine
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) – The Richmond-Henrico Health District said there isn’t a considerable risk of polio spreading here in central Virginia. They have not received any new guidance from the CDC about updated vaccination recommendations. The CDC says wastewater testing in New York leads them to believe polio is circulating in parts of the state. …
Health Chief Warns Polio Case Could Be ‘Tip of the Iceberg’
New York State health officials on Thursday intensified their push for people who have not been immunized against polio to get vaccinated “right away,” saying the one confirmed case of the disease found in the state may be “the tip of the iceberg” of a much wider threat. The urgent call came as officials said …
Africa to be declared free of wild polio in ‘milestone’
Image copyright AFP Image caption Polio can only be prevented through immunisation Africa is to be declared free from wild polio by the independent body, the Africa Regional Certification Commission. Polio usually affects children under five, sometimes leading to irreversible paralysis. Death can occur when breathing muscles are affected. Twenty-five years ago thousands of children …
BREAKING: Girl, 9, from Basilan is PH’s 8th polio case – DOH
MANILA, Philippines — A nine-year-old girl from Basilan has been confirmed as the eighth polio case in the country this year, the Department of Health (DOH) reported Monday. DOH said samples were taken from the girl and sent to the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine and the National Institute of Infectious Diseases–Japan for tests. And …
We’ve officially annihilated a second strain of polio. Only one remains
Enlarge / A Pakistani health worker administers polio vaccine drops to a child during a vaccination campaign in Karachi on December 10, 2018. Pakistan is one of only two countries in the world where polio remains endemic. A crippling strain of polio virus is no more. Officials confirmed Thursday that global health efforts have wiped …
