Polio
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Setback for Pakistan as Islamabad reports first polio case in 16 years
World | September 06, 2024 16:44 ISTPakistan was one of the last countries from where the poliovirus had yet to be completely eradicated. The country came close to achieving zero poliovirus cases in 2021 when only one infection was reported.
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Polio Outbreak in Gaza: From causes to preventive measures, know how to safeguard children
Health | August 14, 2024 8:41 ISTKnow about the latest update on the polio virus outbreak in Gaza, understand its causes, recognize symptoms, discover treatment options, Learn effective ways to protect your children from this viral disease.
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Texas man, who lived with an iron lung for almost 70 years after contracting polio, dies I VIDEO
World | March 14, 2024 16:31 ISTAlexander was 6 when he began using an iron lung, a cylinder that encased his body as the air pressure in the chamber forced air into and out of his lungs.
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World Polio Day 2023: What is polio disease, know symptoms and methods of prevention
Health | October 24, 2023 7:59 ISTWorld Polio Day is celebrated every year on October 24. On this day, efforts are made to make people aware of the importance of polio vaccination.
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Polio detected in NYC's sewage, suggesting virus circulating
World | August 13, 2022 3:00 ISTNew York City is being forced to confront polio as city health officials are struggling to vaccinate vulnerable populations against monkeypox and adjusting to changing COVID-19 guidelines.
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New York: Polio fears rise amid possible community spread
World | August 05, 2022 8:39 ISTPolio New York cases: The polio virus has now been found in seven different wastewater samples in two adjacent counties north of New York City, health officials said.
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As US sees its first polio case in a decade, Pakistan's tally rises to 13 | All you need to know
World | July 23, 2022 17:45 ISTPolio: An 18-month-old infant was paralysed by wild poliovirus in Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province (KP), as the overall increased to 13 with all of them from southern KP.
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Gunmen attack anti-polio team in Pakistan; kill three: Police
World | June 28, 2022 14:27 ISTIn March this year, gunmen in northwestern Pakistan shot and killed a female polio worker as she was returning home after taking part in the country's latest anti-polio campaign.
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Polio virus found in United Kingdom sewage samples; risk to public low
World | June 23, 2022 12:28 ISTAuthorities stressed that the risk to the public overall is “extremely low.” They added that the virus has been detected only in sewage samples, and no cases of paralysis have been reported.
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Despite spending $5billion over 27 yrs, Pakistan's polio-free dream remains elusive
World | May 04, 2022 2:00 ISTExperts have described a deep mistrust among Pashtun communities living on the border region of Pakistan and Afghanistan against Oral Polio Vaccination (OPV) drives a recent wave of insurgency and attacks on security forces in former tribal areas
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Israel detects 1st polio case since 1989
World | March 07, 2022 8:17 ISTThis is the first case of polio detected in Israel since 1989, Xinhua news agency reported, citing the Israeli media.
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Afghan returnees to be vaccinated against polio in India: Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya
India | August 22, 2021 12:25 ISTIndia on Sunday evacuated 168 people including 107 Indians from Kabul in a military transport aircraft of the IAF amid the deteriorating security situation in the Afghan capital city following its takeover by the Taliban a week back.
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12 children in Maharashtra's Yavatmal administered sanitiser drops instead of polio vaccine
News | February 03, 2021 12:00 ISTTwelve children under five years of age were admitted to a hospital after they were administered sanitiser drops instead of polio vaccine in Maharashtra's Yavatmal on February 01, The children were admitted to the hospital and are doing fine now.
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12 Maharashtra kids given sanitizer instead of polio drops
India | February 01, 2021 22:57 ISTIn a shocking lapse, at least 12 kids were administered hand sanitizer instead of the oral polio vaccine drops at a Primary Health Centre in Ghatanji's Kapsi-Kopari village in the district, officials said here on Monday.
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89 lakh kids below 5 years given polio drops across India on 'Polio Ravivar’: Health ministry
India | January 31, 2021 21:12 ISTVaccination teams have also been deployed at bus terminals, railway stations, airports and ferry crossing to vaccinate children in transit to ensure no child misses the life-saving dose.
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Pulse Polio Programme 2021 begins across India
India | January 31, 2021 10:05 ISTOn Saturday, President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday launched the pulse polio programme for 2021 by administering polio drops to children below five years of age at the Rashtrapati Bhawan.
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National Polio immunisation programme rescheduled to January 31
India | January 14, 2021 13:16 ISTThe National Immunisation Day (NID), commonly known as Pulse Polio Immunisation programme, was scheduled for January 17 across India.
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Pakistan could be next polio-free nation, says WHO
World | October 25, 2020 19:57 ISTPakistan could be the next country on the journey to a polio-free world, the World Health Organisation has said. Pakistan is one of the three countries, along with Afghanistan and Nigeria, where polio is still endemic.
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Scientists looking at tuberculosis, polio vaccines to ward off coronavirus: Report
Science | June 12, 2020 12:47 ISTResearchers in the US are looking at the possibility of using tuberculosis and polio vaccines in providing protection from the deadly coronavirus, according to a media report.
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WHO extends travel restrictions to Pak amid polio resurgence
World | January 11, 2020 10:21 ISTThe World Health Organization (WHO) has extended travel restrictions to Pakistan for another three months over the frequent outbreak of vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) in all provinces and an alarming surge in Wild Poliovirus Type 1 (WP1) cases.
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