Islamabad, March 5 Pakistan on Thursday reported its first case of poliovirus infection this year, with health authorities warning that the debilitating disease remains a threat.The National Emergency Operations Centre for Polio Eradication (NEOC) confirmed the infection in a four-year-old...
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Islamabad, March 5 – Pakistan reported its first case of wild poliovirus in a four-year-old child from the Bello Union Council in Sujawal district of Sindh province on Thursday, local media reported.According to Pakistan’s National Emergency Operations Centre for Polio Eradication (NEOC), the...
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Kolkata, February 10 Oral polio vaccines (OPVs) are safe, effective, and crucial for global eradication efforts, but there is a need for improved immunization to combat the emergence of vaccine-derived poliovirus strains, a US-based public health expert said.Referring to India's current...