Tag: poliomyelitis
Poliomyelitis: causes, symptoms, what is it?
“The virus is very present in the environment and if there is no effective water treatment, it is difficult to escape it” Summary Polio is a highly contagious infectious disease…
Poliomyelitis in the DRC: “we must act quickly to vaccinate children who are not yet attacked”
The DRC hosted from July 4 to 7, the 31st meeting of the African Regional Commission for the Eradication of Poliomyelitis. Six countries (Chad, Ethiopia, Mali, Madagascar, Mozambique and the…
In Dakar, a forum to remobilize against poliomyelitis in Africa
A forum for the eradication of poliomyelitis was held this Saturday, December 10 in Dakar in order to remobilize all health actors to eradicate the disease, after the commitments already…
Found in wastewater! Emergency declared in megacity due to ‘polio’
The polio virus was detected in wastewater in the Rockland, Orange, Sullivan and Nassau regions in the US state of New York. New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced that a…
It spreads so fast! What is polio? What are the symptoms?
Polio is a disease that affected the whole world between 1840 and 1950s. This disease, which spreads very rapidly, has caused the disability of millions of children. Polio is caused…
New York may have thousands of undetected cases of polio
A health official in the US state of New York said there could be hundreds or even thousands of undetected cases of polio in the state. Doctor Patricia Schnabel Ruppert,…
A first case of polio detected in the United States since 2013
News Published on 07/22/2022 at 9:11 p.m. Updated 07/22/2022 at 9:11 p.m. Reading 2 mins. A young man residing in New York State has tested positive for poliomyelitis. According to…
Polio case in the USA! for the first time since 2013
The first case of polio was recorded in the United States in nearly 10 years. It was stated that a case of vaccine-induced polio was detected in 1 person in…
Resurrected in the USA! First case of polio since 2013
The first case of polio was recorded in the United States in nearly 10 years. It was stated that a case of vaccine-induced polio was detected in a person in…