Only 2 cases of poliovirus in 2021 so far: WHO

At least 129 cases reported from January-October 2020; the disease will continue to be classified as a public health emergency of international …

WHO raises alarm over new cases of cross-border transmission of poliovirus from Pakistan

Additional travel restrictions may be placed on Pakistan if present recommendations are not implemented fully, says expert panel of global health …

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

Coordinated international response must to eradicate polio, says WHO

Since May 2014, there has been new spread of poliovirus in central Asia and a poliovirus originating in Central Africa was reported from the Americas

Fresh cases of polio in Syria spark fears of global disease outbreak

Many people from Syria, who have fled West Asia to escape civil strife, may carry the disease to nations where they seek refuge

Injected polio vaccine in addition to oral drops improves immunity, says study

Indian doctors warn it may be a move to bring in more expensive IPV

Polio cases rattle WHO

Of the 74 cases reported worldwide this year, 59 were from Pakistan. No case in India so far

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