When her 5-year-old son’s legs stopped working and a doctor said the word “polio,” this writer felt a terror she never ...

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ISLAMABAD: The regional reference laboratory for polio eradication at the National Institute of Health (NIH) has confirmed the detection of wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) in environmental samples ...

Wild poliovirus was almost eradicated globally two years ago, but poor conditions are causing cases to rise in Afghanistan and spill into Pakistan. https://p.dw.com/p ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump’s choice to lead HHS, appears before a key Senate health committee stacked with lawmakers who could cast the deciding vote for or against him.

Mass immunization campaigns had almost eradicated wild poliovirus until recent surges in Pakistan due to spillover from Afghanistan. Vaccine hesitancy, poor sanitary conditions, and Taliban ...

The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health has confirmed the presence of wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) in environmental samples collected from ...

Punjab and capital Islamabad reported one poliovirus case each. Islamabad: Pakistan health authorities on Wednesday reported the first poliovirus case of 2025, signalling another tough year to ...

By Apoorva Mandavilli Most American parents hardly give thought to polio beyond the instant their child is immunized against the disease. But there was a time in this country when polio paralyzed ...