Cameroon reports first polio case since 2009, up to 22 suspected cases in Syria
Today is World Polio Day 2013 and as the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) said, “in 2013, there are reasons both for celebration and concern.” Image/CIA They note that wild poliovirus (WPV) More...
My Brush with Polio
By Polly Hincks Polio is a mystery. In its time it brought terror. It indiscriminently struck with minor flu-like illness in one person, death to the person next door, paralysis of the muscles in a leg or shoulder, More...
Syria reports ‘suspected’ polio cases from Deir Al Zour province
The Syrian Arab Republic has notified the World Health Organization (WHO) about a suspected cluster of polio cases reported the Deir Al Zour province. Image/CIA The UN health agency received reports of a cluster More...
A look at the global polio situation: Horn of Africa outbreak, the three remaining endemic countries
As of this writing, there has been 296 polio cases reported globally–99 cases from the three remaining endemic countries and 197 from the current Horn of Africa outbreak. Image/Rotary International To discuss More...
Running the distance for polio eradication
By Tanya F. Wolff I am not a runner. I can jog. I can walk and I can hike. I do these things for those in the world who cannot. Image/Rotary International The PolioPlus program was already in effect when I joined More...
Somalia and Ethiopia record more polio cases, outbreak total now at 197
The number of polio cases in the Horn of Africa outbreak has risen by six as both Somalia and Ethiopia recorded new cases. Somalia reported four new cases, while Ethiopia reported two. The current situation on the More...
Polio eradication has helped define who we are
By Jennifer Jones I was perhaps six or seven when I began to wonder why my grandmother walked differently – why she had one leg that was shorter than the other? As I would later learn, she was a polio survivor More...
New radio show, ‘Outbreak News This Week’ to premiere Saturday on the Tan Talk Network
The Global Dispatch is proud to announce its next media venture- a new, niche radio program geared toward news and information about infectious diseases. The show, Outbreak News This Week will feature the latest More...
Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria report more polio cases
Polio activity was reported in the three remaining endemic countries during the past week, according to data from the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI). Image/Chris Zahniser, B.S.N., R.N., M.P.H. In Afghanistan, two More...
South Sudan reports three polio cases, first since 2009
South Sudan health ministry officials have declared a national health emergency in the country following an outbreak of polio that has infected at least three children, according to a Sudan Tribune report. South More...
Poliovirus detected in Palestinian Authority sewage samples
In a follow-up to reports of poliovirus positive sewage samples in Israel, the World Health Organization (WHO) is now reporting that samples collected by the Palestinian Authority, both in West Bank and the Gaza More...
Horn of Africa polio outbreak now at 185 cases, accounts for 70 percent of global polio
The polio outbreak on the Horn of Africa, in three countries that were polio-free, accounts for seven out of 10 of global polio cases this year, according to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) Wednesday. Horn More...
Four more polio cases reported in Horn of Africa outbreak
In an update to the polio outbreak sweeping across the Horn of Africa, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative has reported four new cases wild poliovirus 1 (WPV1) last week. Horn of AfricaPublic domain image/ More...
Somalia polio outbreak climbs to 160 cases
The Global Polio Eradication Initiative is reporting 32 new wild poliovirus 1 (WPV1) cases during the past week, in Somalia, bringing the total case count in this outbreak to 160. CDC/ Dr. Fred Murphy, Sylvia More...
Somalia polio cases rise by 20, brings total to 128
The polio outbreak on the Horn of Africa continues to rise with 21 new cases being reported in the area during the past week, according to the latest Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) data. Somalia map More...
Ethiopia reports first wild poliovirus case since 2008, Horn of Africa outbreak expands
New data from the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) shows that the polio outbreak on the Horn of Africa continues to grow as it spreads to another country. During the past week, 11 new wild poliovirus More...
The risk of international spread of polio from Israel ‘moderate to high’: WHO
In a follow up to the detection of wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) in sewage samples in Southern Israel, the World Health Organization (WHO) said today it estimates the risk of further international spread of wild More...
Israel to ramp up polio vaccinations after virus found in sewage samples from multiple sites
The Israeli Health Ministry will be begin a polio vaccination campaign that may reach up to 200,000 children, according to a Haaretz report today. Image/CIA The report notes that the number of kids, up to nine and More...
Somalia polio outbreak rises to 25, accounts for one-third of global cases
The polio (wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1)) outbreak in the horn of Africa nation of Somalia has grown to 25 cases since the first case in six years was reported back in April, according to data from the Global Polio More...
American citizen killed in Egypt, State Department issues a travel warning
A US citizen was stabbed to death Friday in Alexandria during clashes between opponents and supporters of President Mohammed Morsi, according to a Reuters report. Image/CIA Gen. Amin Ezz Eddin, a senior Alexandria More...
