Polio
Sudan to launch mass polio vaccination after outbreak
The 13 cases in Sudan are derived from a vaccine, which can take place in rare cases when the weakened virus in the vaccine mutates, a problem in countries with...
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WHO declares Africa free of polio
Poliovirus now joins smallpox in the list of viruses that have been wiped out in Africa, the World Health Organization said.
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Africa to be declared polio-free
Polio was endemic around the world until a vaccine was found in the 1950s, though this remained out of reach for many poorer countries in Asia and Africa.
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WHO Africa: Polio, HIV programmes will suffer if Trump withdraws funding
WHO Africa regional director Matshediso Moeti on Wednesday responded to President Donald Trump’s announcement to withdraw funding.
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Polio returns to haunt Malaysia after almost 30 years
Polio is a highly infectious viral disease that has no cure and can only be prevented with several doses of oral and injectable vaccines.
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Two of three polio viruses eradicated in 'historic' step - WHO
Global polio cases have been cut by more than 99% since 1988, but type 1 polio virus is still endemic in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
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WHO counts down Africa polio clock despite fears of new outbreak
There is no cure for polio, which attacks the nervous system and can cause irreversible paralysis within hours of infection.
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Niger launches mass polio vaccination drive
The mass vaccination comes 12 years after the World Health Organization took Niger off the list of countries where polio is endemic.
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US CDC confirms 62 cases of rare polio-like neurological condition
The CDC is investigating 127 reported cases, including the ones that have been confirmed. More than 90% of the cases reported so far are people under 18 years of age.
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[WATCH] Kids across US diagnosed with polio-like illness
A rare, but very scary, illness is being reported in dozens of states and kids are most often the victims. CNN reports.
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Q&A: What would happen in a world without vaccines?
The thing we take for granted is that the protection of vaccines allows that kind of freedom of interacting with people.
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[ANALYSIS] Why manufacturing a key vaccine in South Africa is so important
Manufacturing one of the world's most important vaccines will have several benefits for South Africa.
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Syrian polio outbreak hits global effort to eradicate virus
The virus was confirmed in stools of two people who had started to become paralysed and those of a healthy child.
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7 deadly diseases the world has (almost) eradicated
There are hopes that similar declarations will be made about a number of other killer diseases, such as measles and rubella, in the coming years.
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Health workers race to vaccinate 41 million children against polio in Lake Chad - UN
Nigerian cases of polio are widely seen as a serious setback to efforts to eradicate the virus.
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Health ministry: Mozambique certified polio free
Polio, which spreads rapidly among children, remains endemic only in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
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Polio outbreak in Syria raises regional concerns
The disease is expected to spread fast in Syria given the current political instability and civil war.
