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Pakistan reports four new polio cases, year's tally rises to 63

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reported four new polio cases, bringing the crippling disease's total in the country for the year to 63--more than a ten-fold increase from last year's tally of just 6 cases. Despite repeated countrywide polio vaccination campaigns, two new cases were detected on Friday in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh provinces each, the Dawn newspaper reported, citing a …

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1 month ago

Polio outbreak in Pakistan: This year’s tally at 50, new case from area where gunmen targeted health workers

Firstpost

Pakistan has reported its 50th polio case of the year. AP Pakistan detected one more polio case in the restive northwest bordering Afghanistan, raising the country’s tally of the infectious disease to 50 cases this year, officials said Wednesday. The latest case was detected in Tank, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province where militants often target polio workers and police …

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1 month ago

Pakistan reports new polio case in northwest, raising nationwide tally to 50 cases this year

Associated Press

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan detected one more polio case in the restive northwest bordering Afghanistan, raising the country’s tally of the infectious disease to 50 cases this year, officials said Wednesday. The latest case was detected in Tank, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province where militants often target polio workers and police assigned for anti-polio campaigns, according to a statement by …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Polio Cases Surge in Pakistan, Two New Cases Detected in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province

The Hindu

Two new polio cases have been reported in Pakistan, bringing the yearly tally to 45. The cases surfaced in the Lakki Marwat and Dera Ismail Khan provinces, marking the second outbreak this year. WPV1, the causative virus, has been detected in 76 districts, highlighting a widespread transmission risk. The vaccination campaign, which began on Monday, aims to vaccinate over 45 …

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2 months ago

Two New Polio Cases Detected in Sindh, Pakistan

The Hindu

Pakistan reports two new polio cases, bringing the tally to 39 this year. The cases were confirmed in the Sindh province, marking the first polio cases in the province since April. The latest cases are a girl and a boy, and come after four cases were reported a day earlier. Pakistan has reported 39 cases of poliovirus this year, with …

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3 months, 4 weeks ago

Israel says more polio vaccines are delivered to Gaza, where aid groups seek pause in fighting

Associated Press

Polio vaccines for more than 1 million people have been delivered to Gaza, Israel’s military said Sunday, after the first confirmed case of the disease in the territory in a quarter-century. The new statement by the Israeli military body responsible for Palestinian civilian affairs said five trucks with special refrigeration equipment for vaccine storage were brought into Gaza on Friday …

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3 months, 4 weeks ago

Israel says more polio vaccines are delivered to Gaza, where aid groups seek pause in fighting

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Israel’s military on Sunday said …

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4 months, 1 week ago

UN calls for Gaza ceasefire to allow children to be vaccinated against polio after case confirmed

ABC

The UN is calling for a ceasefire in Gaza so it can launch a polio vaccination campaign following a confirmed case of the disease there. "Let's be clear: The ultimate vaccine for polio is peace and an immediate humanitarian ceasefire," Mr Guterres said on Friday. Mr Guterres said the UN was poised to launch a vaccination program for more than …

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4 months, 1 week ago

10-month-old contracts Gaza’s first case of polio in 25 years

CNN

CNN — Doctors in war-torn Gaza have detected a case of polio for the first time in 25 years, health officials said, as international aid bodies call for a pause in the conflict to make way for a vaccination drive. Two rounds of vaccination are expected to be launched this month and next across Gaza, UNICEF said in a news …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Meghalaya’s polio case derived from vaccine: Officials

Hindustan Times

New Delhi: The case of polio confirmed in a child from West Garo Hills in Meghalaya on Tuesday involves what is termed vaccine-derived polio, which is not uncommon, confirmed an official from the Union ministry of health and family welfare on Wednesday. “It is a case of vaccine derived polio that has been detected in a 2.5 years old child …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Stalked by polio, Gaza faces another siege

The Hindu

The United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs describes biological weapons as those that “disseminate disease-causing organisms or toxins to harm or kill humans, animals or plants”. Israel’s statement In the third week of July, Israel’s Health Ministry said it had found poliovirus particles in the sewage flowing out of Gaza. First, according to the UN, as of May 21, 2024, …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Polio epidemic declared in Gaza in latest sign of worsening health crisis

Al Jazeera

Gaza’s health ministry calls for ‘immediate intervention to end the aggression and find radical solutions’ to the health emergency. Gaza’s health ministry has declared a polio epidemic across the Palestinian enclave, blaming Israel’s devastating military offensive for the spread of the deadly virus. In a statement on Telegram, the ministry on Monday said the situation “poses a health threat to …

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5 months ago

Polio detected in Gaza sewage water, threatening new health disaster

CNN

CNN — The highly infectious polio virus has been found in sewage samples in Gaza, putting thousands of Palestinians at risk of contracting a disease that can cause paralysis. WHO said the findings are linked to the “disastrous sanitation situation” created by Israel’s brutal military assault in Gaza since the Hamas attacks of October 7. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus …

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5 months ago

‘Ticking time bomb’: Poliovirus found in Gaza sewage

Al Jazeera

Poliovirus has been detected in samples of sewage water in the densely populated Gaza Strip, placing “thousands” of Palestinians at risk of contracting the highly infectious disease that can cause paralysis. Gaza’s Ministry of Health said it had detected “component poliovirus type 2” in coordination with UNICEF, the United Nations children’s agency. Authorities in the central Gaza city of Deir …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Baby dies due to poliovirus as Pakistan seems failing to contain the crippling disease

The Hindu

A six-month-old baby died recently due to poliovirus in Pakistan, officials said here on Friday, as the country's effort to defeat the crippling disease seems to be failing. The baby boy was from the South Waziristan tribal district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the health ministry said in a statement, adding that he had onset of paralysis in August. Attempts to …

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2 years, 3 months ago

New York governor declares disaster emergency after polio found in wastewater

The Hindu

New York Governor Kathy Hochul declared a state disaster emergency on Friday after samples of the polio virus were discovered in wastewater in three counties outside of New York City. Ms. Hochul's executive order came more than a month after an adult in Rockland County, north of New York City, was diagnosed with the disease in July. The polio virus …

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2 years, 3 months ago

New York Declares State of Emergency Over Polio As Another County Detects Virus in Sewage

News 18

Kathy Hochul said Friday the state was stepping up its polio-fighting efforts after the virus was detected in the wastewater of yet another county in the New York City area. Health officials began checking for signs of the virus in sewage water after the The sample is genetically linked to the polio case from Rockland and provides further evidence of …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Health officials urge New Yorkers to get vaccinated after poliovirus detected in wastewater in another county

CNN

CNN — New York state health officials are urging people to get vaccinated against polio after the virus was identified in wastewater samples in another county. CNN previously reported that polio was identified in wastewater samples from Rockland County, Orange County and New York City. The state Department of Health announced Friday that the Sullivan County samples were genetically linked …

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2 years, 4 months ago

Polio detected in New York City sewage fostering fears of local spread

The Independent

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Polio has been detected …

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2 years, 4 months ago

Polio detected in New York’s sewage, suggesting that the virus is circulating

LA Times

New York health officials reported a confirmed polio case last month, the first in the U.S. in nearly a decade. The polio virus has been found in New York City’s wastewater in another sign that the disease, which hadn’t been seen in the U.S. in a decade, is quietly spreading among unvaccinated people, health officials said Friday. The presence of …

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2 years, 4 months ago

‘Entirely preventable’: Polio likely spreading in New York City

Al Jazeera

Public health officials announced that the polio virus has been detected in the city’s wastewater and urged vaccination. The polio virus has been found in New York City’s wastewater in another sign that the disease, which had not been seen in the US in a decade, is quietly spreading among unvaccinated people, health officials said Friday. The presence of the …

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2 years, 4 months ago

Explained: Why London is offering polio vaccine booster doses to children

Firstpost

London will offer a polio booster vaccine to one million children aged 1-9 years after the virus was detected in sewage samples across the capital London: Around one million children in London will be offered a polio booster vaccine after the virus was detected in sewage samples across the capital, health officials said on Wednesday. “Following the discovery of type …

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2 years, 4 months ago

Children under 10 will get polio boosters as virus returns to UK after 40 years

The Independent

Children under 10 are set to be offered polio vaccine boosters amid a rise in the amount of the virus detected in London's sewage works. Health authorities plan to give children the shots regardless of where they are on their polio vaccine schedule, in a bid to prevent what would be the first community outbreak of the disease in the …

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2 years, 4 months ago

London kids to be offered polio shot after more virus found

Associated Press

LONDON — Children ages 1-9 in London were made eligible for booster doses of a polio vaccine Wednesday after British health authorities reported finding evidence the virus has spread in multiple areas of the city but found no cases of the paralytic disease in people. Britain’s Health Security Agency said it detected viruses derived from the oral polio vaccine in …

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Pakistan reports four new polio cases, year's tally rises to 63

Polio outbreak in Pakistan: This year’s tally at 50, new case from area where gunmen targeted health workers

Pakistan reports new polio case in northwest, raising nationwide tally to 50 cases this year

Polio Cases Surge in Pakistan, Two New Cases Detected in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province

Two New Polio Cases Detected in Sindh, Pakistan

Israel says more polio vaccines are delivered to Gaza, where aid groups seek pause in fighting

Israel says more polio vaccines are delivered to Gaza, where aid groups seek pause in fighting

UN calls for Gaza ceasefire to allow children to be vaccinated against polio after case confirmed

10-month-old contracts Gaza’s first case of polio in 25 years

Meghalaya’s polio case derived from vaccine: Officials

Stalked by polio, Gaza faces another siege

Polio epidemic declared in Gaza in latest sign of worsening health crisis

Polio detected in Gaza sewage water, threatening new health disaster

‘Ticking time bomb’: Poliovirus found in Gaza sewage

Baby dies due to poliovirus as Pakistan seems failing to contain the crippling disease

New York governor declares disaster emergency after polio found in wastewater

New York Declares State of Emergency Over Polio As Another County Detects Virus in Sewage

Health officials urge New Yorkers to get vaccinated after poliovirus detected in wastewater in another county

Polio detected in New York City sewage fostering fears of local spread

Polio detected in New York’s sewage, suggesting that the virus is circulating

‘Entirely preventable’: Polio likely spreading in New York City

Explained: Why London is offering polio vaccine booster doses to children

Children under 10 will get polio boosters as virus returns to UK after 40 years

London kids to be offered polio shot after more virus found