Germany has found the wild polio virus in a sewage sample in Hamburg, the first such detection in Europe since 2010. Polio, ...

FRANKFURT -German authorities on Thursday identified the northern city of Hamburg as the location where a sewage sample containing the wild form of ​the polio virus had been found, saying a task force ...

Germany has found the wild polio virus in a sewage sample in Hamburg, the first such detection in Europe since 2010.

The World Health Organization said it was the first such detection in Europe since 2010 and reinforced the message that no ...

In recognition of World Polio Day last Friday, the London Rotary Club spent its Oct. 22 meeting at Veterans Park, celebrating the progress rotarians have made over the years by having pizza then ...

It is common knowledge that poliomyelitis or polio for short, can cause acute paralysis, and fortunately, global vaccination efforts have made the disease vanishingly rare in many places. But what is ...

Now is the time to pull through on efforts to rid the world of polio once and for all — or continue managing it through costly outbreak responses, UNICEF argues in a new call to action. Support UNICEF ...

FOR more than three decades, Pakistan has fought poliovirus with collective determination, reducing cases by 99.6 per cent. Despite concerted efforts, poliovirus has survived in two countries, posing ...

On 24th October every year, World Polio Day is observed all over the globe, in memory of Dr. Jonas Salk, the scientist who was instrumental in developing the first successful vaccine for polio. This ...

Polio vaccination rates fell across Europe and Central Asia last year, leaving about 450,000 babies vulnerable to the highly contagious disease, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

Poliomyelitis, also known as polio, is a contagious disease caused by the poliovirus. Thanks to the development of effective vaccines, the poliovirus has been largely eradicated and was endemic in ...