Progress Toward Poliomyelitis Eradication - Pakistan, January 2022-June 2023
This report describes Pakistan's progress toward polio eradication during January 2022-June 2023. During 2022, Pakistan reported 20 WPV type 1 (WPV1) cases, all of which occurred within a small geographic area encompassing three districts in south Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. As of June 23, only a single WPV1 case from Bannu district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has been reported in 2023, compared with 13 cases during the same period in 2022. In addition, 11 WPV1 isolates have been reported from various environmental surveillance (ES) sewage sampling sites to date in 2023, including in Karachi, the capital of the southern provinc...
Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl... - August 17, 2023 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Chukwuma Mbaeyi Shahzad Baig Rana Muhammad Safdar Zainul Khan Hamish Young Jaume Jorba Zubair M Wadood Hamid Jafari Muhammad Masroor Alam Richard Franka Source Type: research
Progress Toward Poliomyelitis Eradication - Pakistan, January 2022-June 2023
This report describes Pakistan's progress toward polio eradication during January 2022-June 2023. During 2022, Pakistan reported 20 WPV type 1 (WPV1) cases, all of which occurred within a small geographic area encompassing three districts in south Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. As of June 23, only a single WPV1 case from Bannu district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has been reported in 2023, compared with 13 cases during the same period in 2022. In addition, 11 WPV1 isolates have been reported from various environmental surveillance (ES) sewage sampling sites to date in 2023, including in Karachi, the capital of the southern provinc...
Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl... - August 17, 2023 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Chukwuma Mbaeyi Shahzad Baig Rana Muhammad Safdar Zainul Khan Hamish Young Jaume Jorba Zubair M Wadood Hamid Jafari Muhammad Masroor Alam Richard Franka Source Type: research
Progress Toward Poliomyelitis Eradication - Pakistan, January 2022-June 2023
This report describes Pakistan's progress toward polio eradication during January 2022-June 2023. During 2022, Pakistan reported 20 WPV type 1 (WPV1) cases, all of which occurred within a small geographic area encompassing three districts in south Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. As of June 23, only a single WPV1 case from Bannu district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has been reported in 2023, compared with 13 cases during the same period in 2022. In addition, 11 WPV1 isolates have been reported from various environmental surveillance (ES) sewage sampling sites to date in 2023, including in Karachi, the capital of the southern provinc...
Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl... - August 17, 2023 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Chukwuma Mbaeyi Shahzad Baig Rana Muhammad Safdar Zainul Khan Hamish Young Jaume Jorba Zubair M Wadood Hamid Jafari Muhammad Masroor Alam Richard Franka Source Type: research
Can the world really stop wild polio by the end of 2023?
Nature, Published online: 15 August 2023; doi:10.1038/d41586-023-02577-7Given global efforts to eradicate the poliovirus were recently described as unsuccessful, how are Afghanistan and Pakistan now on the verge of eliminating it? (Source: Nature AOP)
Source: Nature AOP - August 15, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Clare Watson Source Type: research
Spontaneous pulmonary herniation in post-polio syndrome
AbstractPulmonary hernias are typically a result of trauma, thoracic operations, or congenital defects. Spontaneous lung hernias without a prior overt injury are notably rare. The presence of spontaneous lung hernias has not been reported in post-polio syndrome. Post-polio syndrome is a late sequela of poliomyelitis that usually presents 30 –40 years after the initial illness with new presentations of progressive muscle weakness, abnormal muscle fatigue, muscle atrophy, and myalgia. This case report describes the presentation and imaging of a post-polio patient with an atraumatic, spontaneous lung hernia. A discussion o...
Source: Journal of Ultrasound - August 11, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: research
Fast-response electrochemical biosensor based on a truncated aptamer and MXene heterolayer for West Nile virus detection in human serum
Bioelectrochemistry. 2023 Aug 4;154:108540. doi: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2023.108540. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTWest Nile virus (WNV) is a mosquito-borne flavivirus that can cause West Nile fever, meningitis, encephalitis, and polio. Early detection of WNV is important to prevent infection spread on the field. To commercialize the electrochemical biosensor for WNV, rapid target detection with the cheap manufacture cost is essential. Here, we developed a fast-response electrochemical biosensor consisting of a truncated WNV aptamer/MXene (Ti3C2Tx) bilayer on round-type micro gap. To reduce the target binding time, the appli...
Source: Bioelectrochemistry - August 9, 2023 Category: Biochemistry Authors: Hanbin Park Nayeon Kwon Goeun Park Moonbong Jang Yein Kwon Yejin Yoon Jeongyun An Junhong Min Taek Lee Source Type: research
Fast-response electrochemical biosensor based on a truncated aptamer and MXene heterolayer for West Nile virus detection in human serum
Bioelectrochemistry. 2023 Aug 4;154:108540. doi: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2023.108540. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTWest Nile virus (WNV) is a mosquito-borne flavivirus that can cause West Nile fever, meningitis, encephalitis, and polio. Early detection of WNV is important to prevent infection spread on the field. To commercialize the electrochemical biosensor for WNV, rapid target detection with the cheap manufacture cost is essential. Here, we developed a fast-response electrochemical biosensor consisting of a truncated WNV aptamer/MXene (Ti3C2Tx) bilayer on round-type micro gap. To reduce the target binding time, the appli...
Source: Bioelectrochemistry - August 9, 2023 Category: Biochemistry Authors: Hanbin Park Nayeon Kwon Goeun Park Moonbong Jang Yein Kwon Yejin Yoon Jeongyun An Junhong Min Taek Lee Source Type: research
Fast-response electrochemical biosensor based on a truncated aptamer and MXene heterolayer for West Nile virus detection in human serum
Bioelectrochemistry. 2023 Aug 4;154:108540. doi: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2023.108540. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTWest Nile virus (WNV) is a mosquito-borne flavivirus that can cause West Nile fever, meningitis, encephalitis, and polio. Early detection of WNV is important to prevent infection spread on the field. To commercialize the electrochemical biosensor for WNV, rapid target detection with the cheap manufacture cost is essential. Here, we developed a fast-response electrochemical biosensor consisting of a truncated WNV aptamer/MXene (Ti3C2Tx) bilayer on round-type micro gap. To reduce the target binding time, the appli...
Source: Bioelectrochemistry - August 9, 2023 Category: Biochemistry Authors: Hanbin Park Nayeon Kwon Goeun Park Moonbong Jang Yein Kwon Yejin Yoon Jeongyun An Junhong Min Taek Lee Source Type: research
Fast-response electrochemical biosensor based on a truncated aptamer and MXene heterolayer for West Nile virus detection in human serum
Bioelectrochemistry. 2023 Aug 4;154:108540. doi: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2023.108540. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTWest Nile virus (WNV) is a mosquito-borne flavivirus that can cause West Nile fever, meningitis, encephalitis, and polio. Early detection of WNV is important to prevent infection spread on the field. To commercialize the electrochemical biosensor for WNV, rapid target detection with the cheap manufacture cost is essential. Here, we developed a fast-response electrochemical biosensor consisting of a truncated WNV aptamer/MXene (Ti3C2Tx) bilayer on round-type micro gap. To reduce the target binding time, the appli...
Source: Bioelectrochemistry - August 9, 2023 Category: Biochemistry Authors: Hanbin Park Nayeon Kwon Goeun Park Moonbong Jang Yein Kwon Yejin Yoon Jeongyun An Junhong Min Taek Lee Source Type: research
Fast-response electrochemical biosensor based on a truncated aptamer and MXene heterolayer for West Nile virus detection in human serum
Bioelectrochemistry. 2023 Aug 4;154:108540. doi: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2023.108540. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTWest Nile virus (WNV) is a mosquito-borne flavivirus that can cause West Nile fever, meningitis, encephalitis, and polio. Early detection of WNV is important to prevent infection spread on the field. To commercialize the electrochemical biosensor for WNV, rapid target detection with the cheap manufacture cost is essential. Here, we developed a fast-response electrochemical biosensor consisting of a truncated WNV aptamer/MXene (Ti3C2Tx) bilayer on round-type micro gap. To reduce the target binding time, the appli...
Source: Bioelectrochemistry - August 9, 2023 Category: Biochemistry Authors: Hanbin Park Nayeon Kwon Goeun Park Moonbong Jang Yein Kwon Yejin Yoon Jeongyun An Junhong Min Taek Lee Source Type: research
The Autumn Ghost: How the Battle Against a Polio Epidemic Revolutionized Modern Medical Care : Hannah Wunsch. Greystone Books, Canada, 2023. CAD 39.95, 360 pages. ISBN: 9781771649452
Can J Anaesth. 2023 Aug 8. doi: 10.1007/s12630-023-02553-9. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:37552400 | DOI:10.1007/s12630-023-02553-9 (Source: Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia)
Source: Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia - August 8, 2023 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Peter G Brindley Source Type: research
The Autumn Ghost: How the Battle Against a Polio Epidemic Revolutionized Modern Medical Care : Hannah Wunsch. Greystone Books, Canada, 2023. CAD 39.95, 360 pages. ISBN: 9781771649452
Can J Anaesth. 2023 Aug 8. doi: 10.1007/s12630-023-02553-9. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:37552400 | DOI:10.1007/s12630-023-02553-9 (Source: Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia)
Source: Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia - August 8, 2023 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Peter G Brindley Source Type: research
The Autumn Ghost: How the Battle Against a Polio Epidemic Revolutionized Modern Medical Care
(Source: Canadian Journal of Anesthesia)
Source: Canadian Journal of Anesthesia - August 8, 2023 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: research
