Nigeria: German Govt Contributed U.S.$196 Million to Nigeria to Fight Against Polio in 20 Years - Official
[Premium Times] Africa was certified polio free in August 2020 following the elimination of the virus in Nigeria. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - September 30, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Polio in 2022: Some Concerns but Vaccine Still Works Polio in 2022: Some Concerns but Vaccine Still Works
Christopher J. Harrison, MD, discusses the resurgence of polio and the vaccines.MDedge (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - September 28, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics Commentary Source Type: news
Learn about acute flaccid myelitis, a condition in children that is similar to polio
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently asked health departments and clinicians to watch for symptoms of acute flaccid myelitis in kids, especially through November. That's when enteroviruses are most common. The rare neurological condition causes the muscles and reflexes in the body to become weak. About 90% of the cases in the U.S. have been in young children. "Acute flaccid myelitis is a rapid-onset flaccid myelitis," says Dr. Jan-Mendelt Tillema, a pediatric neurologist and researcher at Mayo Clinic. "It's… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - September 22, 2022 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
A Virologist's Take on Polio, Monkeypox, and COVID-19 A Virologist's Take on Polio, Monkeypox, and COVID-19
Virologist Jeremy Kamil shares his relatively upbeat perspective on the viral threats we face today.Medscape (Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines)
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - September 21, 2022 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Internal Medicine Expert Interview Source Type: news
HHS: Meeting of the National Vaccine Advisory Committee; Correction
Notice from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health making corrections to theSeptember 14, 2022, notice announcing a meeting of the National Vaccine Advisory Committee (NVAC). The meeting will be held on September 22-23, 2022. Agenda items include presentations on COVID-19, monkeypox, influenza, and polio vaccination, as well as vaccine safety, innovation, and gaps in rural vaccination coverage. The confirmed meeting time and agenda will be posted on theNVAC website. Pre-registration for the meeting is required. (...
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - September 20, 2022 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Polio Making a Comeback in the US Polio Making a Comeback in the US
Poliovirus is spreading in the wastewater in New York City, and the United States has already seen one case of paralytic polio. We cannot accept a low vaccination rate.Medscape Blogs (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines)
Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines - September 19, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Infectious Diseases Blog Source Type: news
Fauci Warns Pandemic-Era ‘Anti-Vaxxer Attitude’ Could Hurt Child Vaccination Rates
His warning comes as diseases like polio and measles stage a comeback in the U.S. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - September 18, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Carlie Porterfield, Forbes Staff Tags: Business /business Innovation /innovation Healthcare /healthcare Breaking breaking-news Coronavirus consumer Source Type: news
Polio has reemerged in the US. Who should get a polio vaccine now?
An August report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that "even a single case of paralytic polio represents a public health emergency in the United States." CNN Medical Analyst Dr. Leana Wen explains why. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - September 18, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New York declares state of emergency after just one polio case - but is it as scary as it seems?
The headlines were alarming: 'Highly contagious polio spreading in the UK for the first time in years' and 'Urgent investigations after rare virus detected' are just a couple of examples. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 17, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How wastewater could revolutionize surveillance for pathogens like COVID, monkeypox and polio
For more than two years, research teams across the country — and around the world — have been using human waste to monitor rising and falling SARS-CoV-2 levels. The same sewage surveillance systems can track pathogens from polio to monkeypox. So what's the future of wastewater testing? (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - September 17, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Health Source Type: news
For virus tracking, wastewater is liquid gold. Scientists hope that work isn't flushed away
For more than two years, research teams across the country — and around the world — have been using human waste to monitor rising and falling SARS-CoV-2 levels. The same sewage surveillance systems can track pathogens from polio to monkeypox. So what's the future of wastewater testing? (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - September 17, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Health Source Type: news
We Can ’t Lose The Fight Against Polio. Here’s How To Beat It Again — For Good
The re-emergence of polio is worrisome, particularly considering the politicization of and uneven response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Panic, however, is unwise. What is needed is vigilance& vaccination coverage. Fortunately, there are millions of people who are living proof that polio vaccines work. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - September 16, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Gayle E. Smith, Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation Source Type: news
With Polio ’s Return, Here’s What Back-to-Schoolers Need to Know
Because polio has been vanishingly rare in the United States for nearly a half-century, doctors may not consider it when diagnosing patients with typical symptoms. Here are the signs and the science behind an infectious disease that is largely a mystery to modern society. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - September 16, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Why Infectious Disease Outbreaks Are Becoming So Common
SARS-CoV-2. Monkeypox. Polio. Marburg. These viruses are no longer familiar just to public-health experts, but household names around the world, thanks to their recent incursions into human populations. People have always confronted pathogens of all sorts, but the attacks are becoming more commonplace, and more intense, than they ever have before.
“We are going through an era of epidemics and pandemics, and they are going to be more complex and more frequent,” says Jeremy Farrar, director of Wellcome, a global health charitable foundation that addresses health challenges. “We tend to see each [outbreak] i...
Source: TIME: Health - September 15, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 Disease feature healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Community spread of polio prompts CDC wastewater surveillance
Federal officials are stepping up efforts to fight the disease after the first U.S. polio case in nearly a decade was discovered in Rockland County, N.Y. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - September 15, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Lena H. Sun Source Type: news
