Category Polio Virus

‘WHO’ holds emergency meeting on cross-border spread of polio

The WHO has repeatedly warned that as long as any single child remains infected with polio, children everywhere are at risk. The World Health Organisation (WHO) began an emergency meeting with experts on Monday on how to halt the spread…

Ukraine At Risk Of Polio Outbreak, Says WHO Public distrust of vaccination is reducing the rate of immunisation against polio in Ukraine, putting the country at risk of an outbreak of the crippling disease, World Health Organisation and U.N. officials…

Polio Outbreak In Syria: Virus Is Of Pakistani Origin, Says UNICEF Preliminary evidence indicates that the poliovirus that has reportedly affected ten children in Syria is of Pakistani origin, a joint press statement issued by Unicef and World Health Organisation…