Polio Virus found in wastewater in New York's Sullivan County
Following the discovery of the polio virus in wastewater samples from the upstate county, the state health officials in New York are issuing a warning about the infection's growing community spread.
Aug 27, 2022, 09:29 AM IST
India made a new record, administered polio dose to 150 million children
भारत ने इस साल ऐतिहासिक सफलता पाई, जहां अब तक की सबसे बड़ी टीकाकरण परियोजनाओं में से एक में भारत भर में 150 मिलियन बच्चों को पोलियो के खिलाफ प्रतिरक्षित किया गया. बता दें कि भारत ने विश्व स्वास्थ्य संगठन वैश्विक पोलियो उन्मूलन प्रयास के परिणामस्वरूप 1995 में पल्स पोलियो टीकाकरण कार्यक्रम आरंभ किया, इस कार्यक्रम के तहत 5 वर्ष से कम आयु के सभी बच्चों को पोलियो समाप्त होने तक हर वर्ष दिसम्बर और जनवरी माह में ओरल पोलियो टीके की दो खुराकें दी गई, ये अभियान सफल सिद्ध हुआ और भारत में पोलियोमाइलिटिस की दर में काफी कमी आई
Aug 14, 2022, 19:24 PM IST
Polio Virus New Variant: After 10 years, Polio virus detected in THIS city; special vigil on KIDS who have...
Polio Virus New Variant: After more than 10 years, the health department is giving a lot of importance to the discovery of the polio virus in Kolkata. The polio virus was detected in the Metiaburuz area in a joint venture with UNICEF. Such surveys are conducted occasionally in different slum areas of Kolkata.
Jun 15, 2022, 14:08 PM IST
Pak actor Fawad Khan booked after wife refuses anti-polio drops for daughter
Fawad is currently in Dubai for the Pakistan Super League (PSL) and was not present at home at the time. However, being the head of the family, a case was registered against him.
Feb 20, 2019, 23:55 PM IST
Plant-based vaccines could help eradicate polio virus
The novel vaccine was produced with a method that uses virus-like particles (VLPs) -- non-pathogenic mimics of the polio virus which are grown in plants.
Aug 17, 2017, 00:05 AM IST
Polio virus resurfaces after 5 years in India; Telangana govt declares alert
The virus (vaccine derived polio virus type-II), was found in the lab tests conducted on sewerage water samples collected at Amberpet in the capital city of Telangana.
Jun 15, 2016, 09:22 AM IST
Southeast Asian countries urged to prevent polio resurfacing
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday urged the southeast Asian countries to ensure all necessary steps are taken to prevent the resurfacing of polio cases in the region.
Jan 12, 2016, 18:46 PM IST
