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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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Pakistan on Monday launched its first nationwide polio vaccination campaign of 2026, aiming to immunize more than 45 million children between Feb. 2 and Feb. 8, the National Emergency Operations Center said.02 Feb 2026-14:14
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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.
22 Nov 2025-12:12 -
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Pakistan has confirmed one new case of polio in its northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, bringing the total number of cases this year to 30, the health ministry announced Tuesday.
21 Oct 2025-17:10 -
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Local authorities in Afghanistan’s Uruzgan province have confirmed a new polio case, provincial government spokesman Samiullah Akrama said on Monday.
20 Oct 2025-17:20 -
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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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Somalia initiated a nationwide vaccination campaign on Monday aimed at combating measles, polio, and pneumonia, with plans to reach over 3 million children across the country.19 May 2025-16:18
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A senior World Health Organization official has warned that the eradication of polio as a global health threat could be delayed unless US funding cuts, potentially amounting to hundreds of millions of dollars over several years, are reversed.03 Mar 2025-18:43
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