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Why CDC is Working to End Polio Globally

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (.gov)
CDC is working towards two goals: 1) permanently stop the spread of wild poliovirus, and 2) stop outbreaks of variant poliovirus.
4 months ago

Why is there a polio outbreak in Gaza?

Middle East Eye
Health officials are trying to vaccinate children amid Israel's war on Gaza and the spread of the highly contagious virus.
3 months ago

Gaza’s Doctors Face a New Battle: The War on Polio

Time Magazine
The history of polio shows us the disease is well-equipped to distress Gaza past the point of return.
3 months ago

Investigators search Gaza for cases of polio after the virus turns up in wastewater

NPR
Polio was detected in multiple samples of Gaza's wastewater a week ago and now infectious disease experts suspect there are mild cases of the disease already...
4 months ago

Wasn’t polio wiped out? Why it is still a problem in some countries

AP News
Polio has been eliminated in most parts of the world, but the infectious disease is still spreading in a small number of countries.
3 months ago

The U.N. Calls for a Temporary Truce to Fight Polio in Gaza

The New York Times
The United Nations secretary general, António Guterres, called on Friday for a weeklong cease-fire in Gaza to allow vaccinations to prevent an outbreak of...
3 months ago

Gaza war elevates danger of a polio outbreak

UPI.com
The war in Gaza has prevented Hamas from vaccinating local children against the disease as displaced Palestinians crowd into tent encampments 10 months...
3 months ago

Race to Fight Polio in War-Torn Gaza

NewsForKids.net
Health care workers have begun a huge effort to vaccinate children in Gaza against polio. The effort comes as the area faces a polio outbreak for the first...
3 months ago

Measles? So on-brand for Florida’s descent into the 1950s.

Tampa Bay Times
As cases of the eradicated illness emerge in Broward and Polk, state leaders shrug.
9 months ago

‘Not a disease you want to relive’: why is the US seeing outbreaks of measles?

The Guardian
Experts sound alarm after children in two states infected with disease and state official tells parents to ignore CDC advice.
9 months ago