Burundi reports polio outbreak for the first time in 30 years

The vaccine-linked virus was detected in 3 children and 5 wastewater samples

Polio virus in sewage sample again: This time in UK

The detection signals spread between closely-linked individuals who were administered an oral polio vaccine overseas 

WHO welcomes Afghanistan’s decision to resume door-to-door polio vaccination

The campaign will also cover more than 3.3 million children across the country who didn’t have access to the vaccine so far

Missed vaccine shots: Go for innovative strategies to address zero-dose, say experts

Beyond being at risk, children who have not received a vaccine of any kind also become a population that harbours diseases and can transmit …

Polio eradication: ‘Need to invest in polio vaccines now to prevent resurgence’

Oral vaccine key defence against polio but also behind detection of vaccine-derived poliovirus in wastewater samples

Africa eradicates polio, but vaccine-driven outbreaks rise

In Asia, India too was declared polio-free in 2014, but cVDPV was reported 50 times in the country in the past six years