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A highly contagious and potentially deadly disease that has not been contracted in Australia for 54 years has been detected in sewage in Perth, health officials have confirmed.01 May 2026-13:20
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Zambia on Tuesday declared a poliovirus outbreak in line with the International Health Regulations after samples collected from a wastewater treatment plant in the capital, Lusaka, tested positive for the virus.25 Feb 2026-10:16
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Indonesia has officially ended its circulating poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) outbreak, Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin announced on Friday, following the administration of nearly 60 million additional vaccine doses to children.
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Pakistan has reported two additional cases of poliovirus in the southern province of Sindh, bringing the nationwide total to 29 this year, health officials announced on Monday.
29 Sep 2025-15:18 -
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Pakistan has confirmed a new case of wild poliovirus type 1, raising the total number of infections in the country to 24 so far this year, health authorities announced on Monday.
01 Sep 2025-20:59 -
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Pakistan has confirmed its 11th case of wild poliovirus this year, following the detection of the virus in a child from the northern Gilgit-Baltistan region.02 Jun 2025-14:44
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Before the development of the first poliovirus vaccine in 1955, poliomyelitis caused paralysis and death in up to half a million people each year, News.az reports citing Deutsche Welle.24 Jan 2025-21:16
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