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Baby Paralysed In Gaza's First Case Of Type 2 Polio For 25 Years: WHO
A 10-month-old baby in war-shattered Gaza has been paralysed by the type 2 polio virus, the first such case in the territory in 25 years, the World Health Organization said on Friday, with U.N. agencies appealing for urgent vaccinations of every baby
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Gaza Records First Polio Case In 25 Years As UN Urges Vaccinations
Gaza has recorded its first polio case in 25 years, the Palestinian health ministry said on Friday, after UN chief Antonio Guterres called for pauses in the Israel-Hamas war to vaccinate hundreds of thousands of children.
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Polio-Infected Man Has Survived Living Inside Iron Lung For 70 Years. Read His Story
The iron lung employs a technique called "frog breathing," which uses the throat muscles to force air past the vocal cords.
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"Deathly Scared": 1st US Polio Case In A Decade Stirs Fear
The developments are leading experts to fear that polio, once one of the most feared diseases in America but now endemic to just a couple of developing countries, may wreak devastation stateside again.
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First Polio Case Reported In Malaysia In Nearly 3 Decades
Malaysia has reported its first polio case in 27 years, health authorities said Sunday, announcing a three-month-old baby had been diagnosed on Borneo island.
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After Polio Scare In Telangana, A Case Suspected In Uttar Pradesh
A suspected case of polio has been detected in Uttar Pradesh's Balrampur district, following which state health officials have sent a report to the WHO.
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Pakistan, Afghanistan Reports 2016's First Polio Cases: Reports
Pakistan and Afghanistan have reported the first cases of polio for the year 2016, a media report said today.
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Pakistan Committed to Eradicate Polio: Nawaz Sharif
Pakistan is committed to make the world polio-free, the country's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said.
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Polio Case Detected in Mali, Country on 'High Alert': WHO
Mali is on high alert after a baby was found to have the highly contagious, crippling polio virus, the World Health Organization said Monday, blaming low vaccination coverage.
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Nigeria Marks 1 Year Since Last Polio Case
Nigeria today marked one year since its last case of polio, raising hopes it will soon be taken off the list of endemic countries as the first step to being declared free of the disease.
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Pakistan Sees Major Drop in Polio Cases
Pakistan has seen a major fall in polio cases this year, officials said today, as a military operation has allowed vaccinators to reach areas previously off-limits because of militant attacks.
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Nigeria May Have No Polio Cases Next Year, Says Bill Gates
Nigeria could cut the number of polio cases to zero next year and be declared free of the disease in 2018 even though a national eradication campaign has had to contend with an insurgency in the north, Bill Gates told Reuters.
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A year of no polio: India triumphs
India has reason to smile on the polio front, especially on January 13. Not only will it achieve a big milestone of no new case for a year, there are also indications that the World Health Organisation (WHO) will remove it from its list of polio endemic countries by February.
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Polio cases on the rise in Uttar Pradesh
Efforts to eradicate polio in India have received a setback. A poliomyelitis epidemic has hit India
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Baby Paralysed In Gaza's First Case Of Type 2 Polio For 25 Years: WHO
A 10-month-old baby in war-shattered Gaza has been paralysed by the type 2 polio virus, the first such case in the territory in 25 years, the World Health Organization said on Friday, with U.N. agencies appealing for urgent vaccinations of every baby
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Gaza Records First Polio Case In 25 Years As UN Urges Vaccinations
Gaza has recorded its first polio case in 25 years, the Palestinian health ministry said on Friday, after UN chief Antonio Guterres called for pauses in the Israel-Hamas war to vaccinate hundreds of thousands of children.
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Polio-Infected Man Has Survived Living Inside Iron Lung For 70 Years. Read His Story
The iron lung employs a technique called "frog breathing," which uses the throat muscles to force air past the vocal cords.
-
"Deathly Scared": 1st US Polio Case In A Decade Stirs Fear
The developments are leading experts to fear that polio, once one of the most feared diseases in America but now endemic to just a couple of developing countries, may wreak devastation stateside again.
-
First Polio Case Reported In Malaysia In Nearly 3 Decades
Malaysia has reported its first polio case in 27 years, health authorities said Sunday, announcing a three-month-old baby had been diagnosed on Borneo island.
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After Polio Scare In Telangana, A Case Suspected In Uttar Pradesh
A suspected case of polio has been detected in Uttar Pradesh's Balrampur district, following which state health officials have sent a report to the WHO.
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Pakistan, Afghanistan Reports 2016's First Polio Cases: Reports
Pakistan and Afghanistan have reported the first cases of polio for the year 2016, a media report said today.
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Pakistan Committed to Eradicate Polio: Nawaz Sharif
Pakistan is committed to make the world polio-free, the country's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said.
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Polio Case Detected in Mali, Country on 'High Alert': WHO
Mali is on high alert after a baby was found to have the highly contagious, crippling polio virus, the World Health Organization said Monday, blaming low vaccination coverage.
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Nigeria Marks 1 Year Since Last Polio Case
Nigeria today marked one year since its last case of polio, raising hopes it will soon be taken off the list of endemic countries as the first step to being declared free of the disease.
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Pakistan Sees Major Drop in Polio Cases
Pakistan has seen a major fall in polio cases this year, officials said today, as a military operation has allowed vaccinators to reach areas previously off-limits because of militant attacks.
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Nigeria May Have No Polio Cases Next Year, Says Bill Gates
Nigeria could cut the number of polio cases to zero next year and be declared free of the disease in 2018 even though a national eradication campaign has had to contend with an insurgency in the north, Bill Gates told Reuters.
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A year of no polio: India triumphs
India has reason to smile on the polio front, especially on January 13. Not only will it achieve a big milestone of no new case for a year, there are also indications that the World Health Organisation (WHO) will remove it from its list of polio endemic countries by February.
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Polio cases on the rise in Uttar Pradesh
Efforts to eradicate polio in India have received a setback. A poliomyelitis epidemic has hit India
