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Poliovirus Detected In Ghaziabad Sewage: Is There A Health Risk?
A vaccine-derived poliovirus Type-1 has been detected in a sewage sample in Ghaziabad, prompting intensified surveillance. Experts say there is no need to panic, but the finding highlights why high vaccination coverage remains critical.
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Opinion: World Polio Day 2021- Ending Polio For Good
The Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) developed a new roadmap for immunizing all children and ending polio once and for all.
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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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Change in Vaccine Use Needed To Eradicate Polio, WHO Says
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has suggested the withdrawal of a specific type of an oral polio vaccine used against the Type II variant from April next year.
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India Should Be Wary of Importing Polio From Pakistan, US Disease Control Chief Says
While India has been polio-free since last year, it should be on the guard against importing the wild poliovirus from neighbouring Pakistan, says Dr Thomas Frieden, head of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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India Remains Polio Free, Says Government Amid Reports of Resurfacing of Virus
"India remains polio free for the fourth consecutive year," the Health Ministry said refuting reports that around 200 samples have tested positive to polio-like symptoms in Uttar Pradesh and asserted that its test has found all these cases negative.
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How India Finally Beat Polio
12,000 crores spent and much learnt, writes Deepak Kapur.
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India off the list of polio endemic countries
India, which has been polio-free for over a year now, was today taken off the list of polio endemic countries by the World Health Organization (WHO)
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India steps up polio surveillance as virus re-emerges in China
With the detection of four cases of polio in China after a gap of 10 years, India has heightened surveillance in border states. The Health Ministry has put on high alert various border states in the country, asking them to put up polio booths.
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Poliovirus Detected In Ghaziabad Sewage: Is There A Health Risk?
A vaccine-derived poliovirus Type-1 has been detected in a sewage sample in Ghaziabad, prompting intensified surveillance. Experts say there is no need to panic, but the finding highlights why high vaccination coverage remains critical.
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Opinion: World Polio Day 2021- Ending Polio For Good
The Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) developed a new roadmap for immunizing all children and ending polio once and for all.
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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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Change in Vaccine Use Needed To Eradicate Polio, WHO Says
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has suggested the withdrawal of a specific type of an oral polio vaccine used against the Type II variant from April next year.
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India Should Be Wary of Importing Polio From Pakistan, US Disease Control Chief Says
While India has been polio-free since last year, it should be on the guard against importing the wild poliovirus from neighbouring Pakistan, says Dr Thomas Frieden, head of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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India Remains Polio Free, Says Government Amid Reports of Resurfacing of Virus
"India remains polio free for the fourth consecutive year," the Health Ministry said refuting reports that around 200 samples have tested positive to polio-like symptoms in Uttar Pradesh and asserted that its test has found all these cases negative.
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How India Finally Beat Polio
12,000 crores spent and much learnt, writes Deepak Kapur.
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India off the list of polio endemic countries
India, which has been polio-free for over a year now, was today taken off the list of polio endemic countries by the World Health Organization (WHO)
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India steps up polio surveillance as virus re-emerges in China
With the detection of four cases of polio in China after a gap of 10 years, India has heightened surveillance in border states. The Health Ministry has put on high alert various border states in the country, asking them to put up polio booths.
