Poliomyelitis

News Scan for May 30, 2019 - CIDRAP News Scan for May 30, 2019 - CIDRAP Posted: 30 May 2019 03:20 PM PDT WHO advisors extend polio public health emergency The World Health Organization (WHO) polio emergency committee met for the 21st time last week and unanimously agreed that the spread of polio still remains a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) under International Health Regulations. The meeting took place on May 14 at WHO headquarters in Geneva by teleconference, and members reviewed the most recent data on wild poliovirus and vaccine-derived poliovirus spread, the WHO said yesterday in a statement. The group expressed grave concerns about the global increase in wild poliovirus type 1 cases, especially in Pakistan, where 15 illnesses have already been reported this year. They took note of a cluster of cases in Lahore, hinting at vulnerability outside high-risk areas, and increasing numbers of cases during a time of ...

Polio: Kano Govt. conducts mop up exercise - P.M. News Polio: Kano Govt. conducts mop up exercise - P.M. News Poliomielitis: climatic changes and impossibility in border control - The European Sting Poliovirus Detected in Iran - Vax Before Travel Polio: Kano Govt. conducts mop up exercise - P.M. News Posted: 31 May 2019 07:03 AM PDT Polio immunization The Kano Health Ministry has conducted a mop up exercise as a fresh case of Circulating Polio Virus (CPV) was discovered in Tarauni Local Government Area of Kano. Poliovirus is the causative agent of polio (also known as poliomyelitis), a member virus of Enterovirus C, in the family of Picornaviridae. Polio is a highly contagious viral infection that causes paralysis, breathing problems, and may be fatal. Loading... Malam Nura Haruna, the Primary Health Care Coordinator of the local government, confirmed that the virus was discovered in a sewage at Da...

Why Bill Gates Partners With Rotary To Eradicate Polio - Forbes Why Bill Gates Partners With Rotary To Eradicate Polio - Forbes Posted: 31 May 2019 06:00 AM PDT You can download an audio podcast here or subscribe via iTunes or Google Play . When I asked Bill Gates, 63, co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, why polio, he began, "Polio is a terrible disease." An hour later, speaking to a group of Rotarians in Spokane, Washington, he said, "You know, we're going to get to the end of this and Rotary will be the reason that will happen." Before continuing, I must note I am a Rotarian who has occasionally been paid to speak at Rotary events. Even for me—perhaps especially for me—the pairing of the Gates Foundation with Rotary seems unlikely, almost akin to the well-known viral story of the elephant who befriended a dog. The Gates Foundation has nearly 40 times the assets of the Rotary Foundation's $...

Polio: Pakistan transmission continues to be widespread, Iran reports additional WPV1 environmental sample - Outbreak News Today Polio: Pakistan transmission continues to be widespread, Iran reports additional WPV1 environmental sample - Outbreak News Today Posted: 30 May 2019 05:45 PM PDT By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 In an update on the global polio situation, at the twenty-first meeting of the Emergency Committee under the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) regarding the international spread of poliovirus, the Committee unanimously agreed that the risk of international spread of poliovirus remains a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) and recommended the extension of Temporary Recommendations for a further three months. Poliovirus Image/CDC This decision was made based on the rising risk of wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) international spread, the rising risk of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus ...

Global Polio Vaccines Market 2019 Share, Growth, Trend, Consumption Capacity By Volume And Production, Analysis And Forecast to 2024 - The Plano Weekly Global Polio Vaccines Market 2019 Share, Growth, Trend, Consumption Capacity By Volume And Production, Analysis And Forecast to 2024 - The Plano Weekly Posted: 30 May 2019 07:54 PM PDT Polio vaccines are vaccines used to prevent poliomyelitis (polio). Two types are used: an inactivated poliovirus given by injection (IPV) and a weakened poliovirus given by mouth (OPV). The World Health Organization recommends all children be fully vaccinated against polio. The two vaccines have eliminated polio from most of the world, and reduced the number of cases reported each year from an estimated 350,000 in 1988 to 22 in 2017. 2019 Overview of the Polio Vaccines Market:- Topmost manufacturers/ Key player/ Economy by Business Leaders Leading Players of Polio Vaccines Market Are: CSL,,GlaxoSmithKline,...

Setback for India's polio-eradication program - The Pharma Letter Setback for India's polio-eradication program - The Pharma Letter Posted: 29 May 2019 03:08 AM PDT Several doses of an oral polio vaccine made by a government-owned firm in India have failed quality tests. In what is being termed a major setback to India's polio eradication program, the Central Drugs Laboratory in Kasauli, Himachal Pradesh, declared 16 batches (30,000 vials) manufactured by Bibcol (Bharat Immunological and Biologicals Corporation Limited) as 'substandard'. The public sector undertaking supplies vaccines to the government's polio eradication program. Approximately 90 million doses of the polio vaccine are required for a follow-up program slated for June. In the follow-up round held in areas that are at highest risk of a polio outbreak, doses of the oral polio vaccine are given free to children under the age of five years. ...