polio

Hazel Fellows sews pieces of an Apollo A7L spacesuit on the production line at International Latex Corporation (ILC) in 1968. National Air and…

The Unjust Climate report highlights the reality that every year in low and middle-income countries, female heads of households in rural areas suffer significantly greater financial losses than men. On average, female-headed households…

Violence last week forced thousands to flee, and fighting occurred on Tuesday in the outskirts of Sake, which is located some 20 kilometres northwest of the provincial capital, Goma.“Our peacekeeping mission is continuing to support the…

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will strategically expand wastewater testing for poliovirus in select jurisdictions across the country. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) and…

1. IntroductionPoliomyelitis, commonly known as polio, is an acute infectious disease caused by the poliovirus, which is classified into three serotypes: 1, 2, and 3. This disease predominantly affects humans, with children under the…

It’s Time to Make Polio History In 1988, poliovirus was present in 125 countries, paralyzing an estimated 1,000 children per day. That year, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) launched, with a goal of eradicating polio…

Summary What is already known about this topic Acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) surveillance, the primary means of tracking poliovirus transmission, is supplemented by environmental surveillance of sewage samples. The COVID-19 pandemic…

Audrey Rachlin, PhD1,2; Jaymin C. Patel, PhD2; Cara C. Burns, PhD3; Jaume Jorba, PhD3; Graham Tallis, MBBS4; Aidan O’Leary, MA4; Steven G.F. Wassilak, MD2; John F. Vertefeuille, PhD2 (View author affiliations) View suggested…

Javier Martin, PhD1; Cara C. Burns, PhD2; Jaume Jorba, PhD2; Lester M. Shulman, PhD3; Andrew Macadam, PhD1; Dimitra Klapsa, PhD1; Manasi Majumdar, PhD1; James Bullows, PhD4; Ann Frolov, MS4; Ryan Mate, MS1; Erika Bujaki, MS1;…

Clinical Considerations Polio vaccination has been part of routine childhood immunization since the late 1950s. Adults who received any childhood vaccines almost certainly were vaccinated against polio. Thus, most adults who were born…

Vaccines save at least 4 to 5 million lives every year. This remarkable success story is the result of massive immunization campaigns that have swept round the world in recent decades. Smallpox, which killed hundreds of millions,…

Vaccination ScheduleFor best protection, children should get four doses of polio vaccine. This vaccine is given as a shot in the arm or leg and is extremely safe. Ideally, your child should receive a dose at ages 2 months, 4 months, 6…