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Type 2 poliovirus was detected in the sewage systems of 14 cities across five European countries in 2024, including Spain, ...

Pakistan’s poliovirus crisis is alive and kicking, ready to undo years of progress. Recent tests revealing the presence of the virus in environmental samples from 26 districts across all provinces ...

Between September and December 2024, four countries in the EU/EEA (Finland, Germany, Poland, Spain) and the United Kingdom ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has renewed its commitment to eradicating polio in the Lake Chad Basin countries, with a focus on strengthening ...

Poliovirus has been detected in environmental samples collected from across all four provinces of Pakistan, marking the first such occurrence in 2025, ARY ...

An unusually high amount of poliovirus detections in several European countries in recent months has underscored the ...

Prior Lake Rotarian Kyle Haugen was awarded the International Service Award for a Polio-Free World for 2021-2022 by Rotary International, in recognition of significant active personal ...

The year’s first polio vaccination campaign is scheduled to be conducted from February 3 to 9, across the country.

Earlier, sewage samples collected from the Mirpurkhas, Thatta, and Naushahro Feroze districts in Sindh have tested positive for Wild Polio virus Type 1.

ISLAMABAD: Poliovirus has been detected in environmental samples collected from 26 districts of the all four provinces.According to health ministry officials, it is the first time in 2025 that the ...