Poliomyelitis

UNICEF Cameroon Humanitarian Situation Report, August 2019 - Cameroon - ReliefWeb UNICEF Cameroon Humanitarian Situation Report, August 2019 - Cameroon - ReliefWeb Posted: 30 Sep 2019 02:07 PM PDT Highlights • More than 118,000 people have benefited from UNICEF's humanitarian assistance in the North-West and South-West regions since January including 15,800 in August. • The Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM) strategy, established in the South-West region in June, was extended into the North-West region in which 1,640 people received WASH kits and Long-Lasting Insecticidal Nets (LLINs) in August. • In August, 265,694 children in the Far-North region were vaccinated against poliomyelitis during the final round of the vaccination campaign launched following the polio outbreak in May. • During the month of August, 3,087 children received psychosocial support in the Far-North region. SITUATION IN NUMBERS 2,300,000 # of children in nee...

First case of polio in 19 years reported in the Philippines - The Straits Times First case of polio in 19 years reported in the Philippines - The Straits Times Posted: 20 Sep 2019 12:00 AM PDT Polio has resurfaced in the Philippines, 19 years after the country was declared free of the paralysing disease. Officials say the development is the result of public aversion to vaccines. Health officials yesterday reported the country's first polio case since 2000 - a three-year-old girl in Lanao del Sur province, 1,000km south of the capital Manila. They are also trying to confirm a case of acute flaccid paralysis - a neurological disease that causes sudden weakness or paralysis in any part of the body - which could have been due to polio. The polio virus was also discovered in sewage samples taken in Manila and Davao City, home turf of President Rodrigo Duterte. Poliomyelitis, or polio, attacks the nervous system and can cause i...

Syria: EWARS Weekly Bulletin, Week 36 (1st to 7th September 2019) - Syrian Arab Republic - ReliefWeb Syria: EWARS Weekly Bulletin, Week 36 (1st to 7th September 2019) - Syrian Arab Republic - ReliefWeb Posted: 30 Sep 2019 12:41 AM PDT Highlights • A total of 227 128 consultations were recorded in all the 14 governorates in week 36. • The leading causes of morbidity among all age groups were influenza-like illnesses (48.3%) and acute diarrhea (35%). • 28 suspected measles cases were reported during week 36. Among them, the blood specimens of 21 cases were collected and tested at the reference laboratory in Damascus. The laboratory result showed all negative for measles. • Two acute flaccid paralysis cases were reported in Damascus, and Al-Hasakeh. The stool samples were collected and transported to the polio reference laboratory in Damascus. Both samples tested were negative for poliomyelitis. You are subscribed to email upd...

WHO to send vaccines after polio resurgence - BusinessWorld Online WHO to send vaccines after polio resurgence - BusinessWorld Online Posted: 25 Sep 2019 01:38 PM PDT [unable to retrieve full-text content] WHO to send vaccines after polio resurgence    BusinessWorld Online Polio Outbreak Declared in the Philippines - Vax Before Travel Posted: 20 Sep 2019 12:00 AM PDT The Philippines Department of Health (DOH) announced an outbreak of the poliovirus on September 19, 2019. The polio outbreak in the Philippines is confirmed to be from a circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2.  This is of particular concern, as wild poliovirus type 2 was certified as globally eradicated in 2015, reports the DOH. The last known case of wild poliovirus recorded in the Philippines was in 1993. Additionally, environmental samples from sewage in Manila and waterways in Davao were confirmed to contain the virus, reported the ...

UNICEF-WHO Philippines: Polio Outbreak Situation Report #2 (30 September 2019) - Philippines - ReliefWeb UNICEF-WHO Philippines: Polio Outbreak Situation Report #2 (30 September 2019) - Philippines - ReliefWeb Posted: 30 Sep 2019 04:22 AM PDT On 19 September 2019, the Philippines Department of Health (DOH) declared a polio outbreak after 2 confirmed polio cases of vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (VDPV2). Environmental samples taken from Manila and Davao also tested positive for VDPV2, as well as for VDPV1. Because circulating VDPV2 (cVDPV2) is highly contagious and expected to spread rapidly among unvaccinated children, cVDPV2 response is being prioritized over response to VDPV1. DOH is planning 3 rounds of vaccination targeting under-five children in Mindanao with monovalent Oral Polio Vaccine (mOPV) for poliovirus type 2, scheduled for mid-October (Lanao del Sur and Davao del Sur including Marawi and Davao city), mid-November 2...

Duque renews plea on polio vaccination as DOH confirms 2nd case in Laguna - Claudeth Mocon-Ciriaco - Business Mirror Duque renews plea on polio vaccination as DOH confirms 2nd case in Laguna - Claudeth Mocon-Ciriaco - Business Mirror Posted: 22 Sep 2019 07:15 AM PDT HEALTH Secretary Francisco T. Duque III repeated his plea to parents and caregivers of children below five years old, health workers, and local chief executives to join the synchronized polio vaccination to be scheduled in their communities next month after the second case of polio was recorded in Laguna. Vaccination, Duque said, is the only way to stop the spread of this debilitating, and sometimes fatal, disease. To mitigate the risk, DOH-Metro Manila Center for Health Development will conduct three rounds of supplemental Oral Polio Immunization to ensure protection against   polio among children under 5 years old beginning October 2019. On Friday, Duque confirmed that a 5-...

DOH advises polio vaccine for children to prevent incurable disease - Philippines - ReliefWeb DOH advises polio vaccine for children to prevent incurable disease - Philippines - ReliefWeb Posted: 24 Sep 2019 10:13 PM PDT By Myra Cel L. Espinosa ZAMBOANGA CITY, Sep. 24 (PIA) – The Department of Health (DOH) is urging parents to have their children vaccinated against polio, as two confirmed cases have already been reported in the Philippines this year. DOH IX confirmed that there are no Polio cases in the region, but they conduct continuous immunization in all health centers and hospitals. In the previous year, only 71% of the target population was immunized in Zamboanga Peninsula (ZamPen). DOH IX Regional Director, Dr. Emilia Monicimpo said, the DOH is targeting 95% coverage of immunization, but last year this was not achieved, accordingly due to information dissemination gaps and also due to the lack of access to health facilities. There...

Troubling return - INQUIRER.net Troubling return - INQUIRER.net Posted: 05 Sep 2019 12:00 AM PDT It's another health nightmare waiting to happen — unless the nation acts quickly. On top of the twin epidemics of measles and dengue afflicting thousands of Filipinos, mostly children, at present, the Department of Health (DOH) has revealed that two samples taken from Manila's sewage this year tested positive for vaccine-derived poliovirus (VDPV). ADVERTISEMENT Why is this deeply troubling news? Because the Philippines has been certified polio-free since 2000 by the DOH, with the last recorded polio case in 1993. The return of the polio virus thus indicates a breakdown in the public health program that eradicated the disease and helps keep it at bay. That appears to be the drop in oral polio vaccine (OPV) coverage in recent years, exacerbated by the widespread vaccine scare generated by the Dengvaxia controversy. "In 20...

First case of polio in 19 years reported in the Philippines - The Straits Times First case of polio in 19 years reported in the Philippines - The Straits Times Posted: 20 Sep 2019 12:00 AM PDT Polio has resurfaced in the Philippines, 19 years after the country was declared free of the paralysing disease. Officials say the development is the result of public aversion to vaccines. Health officials yesterday reported the country's first polio case since 2000 - a three-year-old girl in Lanao del Sur province, 1,000km south of the capital Manila. They are also trying to confirm a case of acute flaccid paralysis - a neurological disease that causes sudden weakness or paralysis in any part of the body - which could have been due to polio. The polio virus was also discovered in sewage samples taken in Manila and Davao City, home turf of President Rodrigo Duterte. Poliomyelitis, or polio, attacks the nervous system and can cause i...