Polio Mass Vaccination To Continue In Gaza As Risk Of Outbreak Looms: WHO
"Extensive population movement consequent to the current ceasefire is likely to exacerbate the spread of poliovirus infection," says WHO.
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"Extensive population movement consequent to the current ceasefire is likely to exacerbate the spread of poliovirus infection," says WHO.
Pakistan has logged yet another positive case of polio virus making it the second case of 2025 after the first case that was reported from Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Three countries in Europe, Germany, Spain and Poland reported poliovirus in wastewater which raised alarms of a potential resurgence of the deadly disease.
Four more cases of polio virus have been detected in Pakistan taking the tally up to 37 this year.
In an effort to make Gaza polio-free again, a second round of vaccination campaign has begun from the 14th of October with an aim to cover 591,700 children.
While many countries in the world have been declared polio-free, Afghanistan's status, according to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, is still 'ongoing'. Pakistan, too, has failed to control cases of polio.
During the first phase of polio vaccination campaign in Gaza, the UN bodies have successfully inoculated over 187000 children under ten years of age.
Amidst relentless onslaught by Israel Defense Forces, Gaza is also facing a polio outbreak, the first in the last 25 years. Find out how the UN bodies are trying to counter this disease in the region.
World aid groups are worried about the rising polio threat in Gaza and have urged for humanitarian pauses in the war-torn region.
WHO stressed on the fact that vaccination of children in Gaza depends on security and access guarantees which have been incredibly difficult to ensure amidst the ongoing onslaught. A possible polio outbreak is a serious health threat to Palestinian as well as people across borders.
October 24 is marked to raise awareness for polio vaccination and eradication of polio and call on countries to stay vigilant in their fight against the disease. In this video, our expert will be talking about the types of polio virus, vaccination of polio, and eradication of the disease. Watch Video.
The US has now joined the list of countries with circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus. What is vaccine-derived poliovirus?
Poliovirus is found in the sewage of New York; know why this disease is spreading so rapidly.
More than 100 type 2 poliovirus (PV2) isolates have been detected in sewage samples collected from London between 8 Feb and 5 July this year.
Eight cases of polio has been reported in Pakistan because the residents mark themselves and their children as vaccinated and the other residents refuse to take the vaccine.
World Polio Day is celebrated every year on 24th October to continue the awareness with regards to Polio.
In Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, two babies, aged 2.5 months and three months died after they were given pentavalent, rotavirus, and oral polio vaccines.
National polio immunization drive will begin in India on January 31, 2021. Here's what you need to know about the polio drive.
"Extensive population movement consequent to the current ceasefire is likely to exacerbate the spread of poliovirus infection," says WHO.
Pakistan has logged yet another positive case of polio virus making it the second case of 2025 after the first case that was reported from Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Three countries in Europe, Germany, Spain and Poland reported poliovirus in wastewater which raised alarms of a potential resurgence of the deadly disease.
Four more cases of polio virus have been detected in Pakistan taking the tally up to 37 this year.
In an effort to make Gaza polio-free again, a second round of vaccination campaign has begun from the 14th of October with an aim to cover 591,700 children.
While many countries in the world have been declared polio-free, Afghanistan's status, according to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, is still 'ongoing'. Pakistan, too, has failed to control cases of polio.
During the first phase of polio vaccination campaign in Gaza, the UN bodies have successfully inoculated over 187000 children under ten years of age.
Amidst relentless onslaught by Israel Defense Forces, Gaza is also facing a polio outbreak, the first in the last 25 years. Find out how the UN bodies are trying to counter this disease in the region.
World aid groups are worried about the rising polio threat in Gaza and have urged for humanitarian pauses in the war-torn region.
WHO stressed on the fact that vaccination of children in Gaza depends on security and access guarantees which have been incredibly difficult to ensure amidst the ongoing onslaught. A possible polio outbreak is a serious health threat to Palestinian as well as people across borders.
The US has now joined the list of countries with circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus. What is vaccine-derived poliovirus?
Poliovirus is found in the sewage of New York; know why this disease is spreading so rapidly.
More than 100 type 2 poliovirus (PV2) isolates have been detected in sewage samples collected from London between 8 Feb and 5 July this year.
Eight cases of polio has been reported in Pakistan because the residents mark themselves and their children as vaccinated and the other residents refuse to take the vaccine.
In Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, two babies, aged 2.5 months and three months died after they were given pentavalent, rotavirus, and oral polio vaccines.
National polio immunization drive will begin in India on January 31, 2021. Here's what you need to know about the polio drive.
Bio Farma's polio vaccine 'nOPV2' is the first ever vaccine listed under WHO emergency use. This paves the way for potential listing of COVID-19 vaccines too.
The government has postponed holding of the National Immunisation Day (NID) on February 3, said the the Health and Family Welfare Ministry in its statement.
October 24 is marked to raise awareness for polio vaccination and eradication of polio and call on countries to stay vigilant in their fight against the disease. In this video, our expert will be talking about the types of polio virus, vaccination of polio, and eradication of the disease. Watch Video.
World Polio Day is celebrated every year on 24th October to continue the awareness with regards to Polio.
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