Papua New Guinea has declared a polio outbreak after vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 was found in stool samples from two ...

The World Health Organisation said on Tuesday that circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) had been detected ...

This outbreak is a timely reminder that the last mile in the global eradication of polio remains elusive. As we emerge from a ...

Australia’s closest neighbour is scrambling to control a polio outbreak, with Far North Queensland’s declining vaccination ...

The World Health Organization has declared a polio outbreak in Papua New Guinea and is calling for a vaccination campaign.

Pacific Minister Pat Conroy has said the investment would help polio vaccines reach as many as three million children in ...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared a polio outbreak in the country, and called for an immediate vaccination ...

Madagascar has successfully halted the transmission of variant poliovirus type 1, following recommendations from a rigorous, independent Outbreak Response Assessment (OBRA) to declare the outbreak ...

It added that the detection of circulating type 2 poliovirus was classified as a "polio outbreak". Wild polio is only endemic in Pakistan and Afghanistan, but vaccine-derived polio continues to ...

This achievement marks a major milestone in the country’s ongoing efforts towards polio eradication. The outbreak, which started in 2020, posed a serious public health threat, particularly to ...