LONDON (Reuters) -Germany has found the wild polio virus in a sewage sample in Hamburg, the first such detection in Europe since 2010. Polio, short for poliomyelitis, is an infectious disease that ...

Now is the time to pull through on efforts to rid the world of polio once and for all — or continue managing it through costly outbreak responses, UNICEF argues in a new call to action. Support UNICEF ...

Earlier this month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a level two travel notice about global polio, ...

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So far, there's been just one recent case of polio in the United States, which paralyzed a young adult in Rockland County, New York. One case -- and evidence in sewage of more spread -- may not sound ...

Bill Harris knows full well the perils that polio can cause. Having suffered through the illness at age 12, it took Harris a year and a half to fully recover. Through the Rotary Club, Harris, now 86, ...

Since its inception in 1988, Global Polio Eradication Initiative efforts have helped eradicate different types of wild polioviruses so that the last remaining wild strain, type 1, is now largely ...

CDC has issued a Level 2 travel advisory for 32 countries due to polio cases, urging travelers to ensure vaccinations are up ...

We are so close to eradicating polio – the UK cannot afford to let progress slip - COMMENT: The UK’s decision to withdraw ...