Poliomyelitis

WHO, UNICEF help boost West Africa's capacity to respond to polio outbreaks - Nigeria - ReliefWeb WHO, UNICEF help boost West Africa's capacity to respond to polio outbreaks - Nigeria - ReliefWeb Posted: 26 Nov 2019 11:39 PM PST Lomé, 26 November 2019 – The World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) today kicked off a four-day regional emergency preparedness workshop in Lomé, Togo for senior public health officials to strengthen the capabilities within West African countries to respond to polio outbreaks. The WHO African Region has not experienced any outbreak of wild poliovirus since 2016, with the last case detected in Nigeria's Borno State. This achievement makes the region eligible to be certified free of wild poliovirus in 2020. The region, however, still experiences outbreaks of rare circulating vaccine-derived polioviruses in 13 countries, almost half of them in West Afric...

More Polio Cases Now Caused by Oral Vaccine - VOA Learning English More Polio Cases Now Caused by Oral Vaccine - VOA Learning English Acute Flaccid Myelitis in Children | American Academy of Pediatrics - AAP News Health officials to parents: submit children to oral polio vaccination - Philippines - ReliefWeb More Polio Cases Now Caused by Oral Vaccine - VOA Learning English Posted: 27 Nov 2019 02:53 PM PST Four African countries have reported new cases of polio linked to the oral vaccine meant to protect against the disease. Health numbers show more children are now being paralyzed by viruses from the vaccinations than wild polio viruses. Last week, the World Health Organization, or WHO, and partners noted nine new polio cases caused by the oral vaccine in Nigeria, Congo, Central African Republic and Angola. Seven other African countries have similar cases, they said. WHO and its partners also noted the proble...

Global leaders pledge US$2.6 billion to eradicate polio at the Reaching the Last Mile Forum in Abu Dhabi - World Health Organization Global leaders pledge US$2.6 billion to eradicate polio at the Reaching the Last Mile Forum in Abu Dhabi - World Health Organization Posted: 19 Nov 2019 12:00 AM PST Today, global leaders convened at the Reaching the Last Mile (RLM) Forum in Abu Dhabi to affirm their commitment to eradicate polio and pledge US$2.6 billion as part of the first phase of the funding needed to implement the Global Polio Eradication Initiative's Polio Endgame Strategy 2019-2023 . This pledging event comes on the heels of a major announcement last month that the world has eradicated two of the three wild poliovirus strains, leaving only wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) still in circulation. Additionally, Nigeria – the last country in Africa to have cases of wild polio – has not seen wild polio since 2016 and the entire WHO African...

The anti-vaccination movement continues, 300 years later - BU News Service The anti-vaccination movement continues, 300 years later - BU News Service Posted: 25 Nov 2019 11:22 AM PST By Miriam Fauzia BU News Service BOSTON — In 2000, the CDC declared the United States measles free, but in recent years there have been major outbreaks. There have been three confirmed cases of measles in Massachusetts since October 2019, one of those involving a Boston resident. It was the first reported case for the city since 2013.  The resurgence of this previously absent disease has been associated with the emergence of an anti-vaccination movement in the United States in recent years. But one expert says this tension between science, personal beliefs and public policy has been going on for much longer. In a recent lecture at the Old North Church, David Jones, a professor of the culture of medicine at Harvard University, explored the deep roots of this...

Global Poliomyelitis Vaccine Market Insights Business Opportunities, Current Trends And Constraints Forecast (2019-2025) - True Version Global Poliomyelitis Vaccine Market Insights Business Opportunities, Current Trends And Constraints Forecast (2019-2025) - True Version Posted: 26 Nov 2019 08:35 PM PST The Global "Poliomyelitis Vaccine" Market report offers precise analytical information about the Poliomyelitis Vaccine market. The market experts and proficient analysts generate the information based on the past and current situation of Poliomyelitis Vaccine market, various factors affecting the growth trajectory, global sales, demand, total revenue generated, and capitalization of the market. In addition, the report provides a summary assessment of the impact of federal policies and regulations on market operations. It also comprises detailed information pertaining to the Poliomyelitis Vaccine market's current dynamics. The g...

Philippines Declares Polio Outbreak After 19 Years Free of the Disease - The New York Times Philippines Declares Polio Outbreak After 19 Years Free of the Disease - The New York Times Posted: 19 Sep 2019 12:00 AM PDT MANILA — The Philippines on Thursday announced an outbreak of polio, 19 years after the World Health Organization declared the Southeast Asian country free of the infectious disease. Health Secretary Francisco Duque said government scientists have confirmed the "re-emergence of polio" after one case in the southern province of Lanao del Sur and another suspected case of the disease. He blamed "poor immunization coverage," a lack of sanitation and proper hygiene and poor surveillance by health workers as among the reasons the disease returned. Polio is an infectious disease that can spread rapidly and mainly affects young children. It can cause muscle weakness, paralysis and, on rare occasions, it can be...

Manila area: More than two dozen environmental samples test positive for polio - Outbreak News Today Manila area: More than two dozen environmental samples test positive for polio - Outbreak News Today Posted: 27 Nov 2019 05:10 AM PST The National Polio Laboratory (NPL) of the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) and the Japan National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID) today confirmed that a total of 26, out of 142 environmental samples (ES) collected, tested positive for poliovirus types 1 or 2. Poliovirus Image/CDC Out of the 26 positive samples, 25 were collected from the National Capital Region (NCR) and 1 from Davao City from July 1 to November 6, 2019. Samples collected came from 39 sites in NCR, Cordillera Administrative Region, Region III, Region IV-A, Region XI, Region XII, Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, and Region VII as part of regular surveillance nationwide. The ES are being collect...

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National Vaccine Information Center, Informed Consent Action Network want halt of oral polio vaccine - Washington Times National Vaccine Information Center, Informed Consent Action Network want halt of oral polio vaccine - Washington Times Posted: 26 Nov 2019 03:22 PM PST Vaccination-wary groups are calling for the World Health Organization to halt the use of an oral polio vaccine following reports of 11 new cases of polio attributed to the vaccine in five countries. "In impoverished communities with substandard sanitation and living conditions, vaccine strain poliovirus can contaminate water sources used for bathing and drinking, which can lead to more cases of vaccine strain polio paralysis," said Barbara Fisher, co-founder and president of the National Vaccine Information Center . "Until polio eradication campaigns stop using live oral polio vaccine, the vaccine strain polio virus will continue to cripple children and adult...