Tag: Polio
CDC Will Test New Areas for Polio in Wastewater
Agency says information could be used to target vaccination efforts and rapidly increase coverage if needed
New York Declares Emergency After Finding More Spread of Poliovirus
Emergency declaration will allow EMS workers, midwives, and pharmacists to administer polio vaccine
Poliovirus Discovered in NYC Wastewater
Discovery of poliovirus in sewage samples suggests there is already community transmission of the virus
New Yorkers Warned of Possible Community Spread of Polio
Unvaccinated adult in Rockland County last month became the first person known to be infected with polio in the United States in a decade
Britain Investigates Possible Presence of Poliovirus in London
There is little risk to the public, officials stress, but those who are not fully vaccinated against poliovirus are urged to get their shots
$5.1 Billion Effort to Eradicate Polio Announced
There were 1,226 cases of polio worldwide in 2020, compared with 138 in 2018
EV-D68, Acute Flaccid Myelitis Outbreaks Smaller Than Expected
Sizes of the outbreaks in the U.S. in 2020 likely reduced by nonpharmaceutical interventions related to COVID-19, such as social distancing
WHO: Polio Eradicated in Africa
CDC Describes 238 Confirmed Cases of Acute Flaccid Myelitis
