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.

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...