Poliomyelitis: Why are there new cases if it was believed eradicated?

Poliomyelitis: Why are there new cases if it was believed eradicated?

Poliomyelitis, which became a deadly viral disease in a large number of children around the world, is about to be eradicated, because since 1988 the number of minors with this condition has decreased by 99 percent, according to figures from the Unicef. However, due to the covid-19 pandemic, there was an interruption in vaccination campaigns … Read more

New York reports first US case of polio in nearly a decade

New York reports first US case of polio in nearly a decade

health officials of New York reported on Thursday a case of poliomyelitisthe first in USA in almost a decade. It is an unvaccinated adult, but they did not detail the person’s condition. It appears the person had a vaccine-derived strain of the virus, perhaps from someone who received a live vaccine, available in other countries … Read more

London: traces of the polio virus discovered in sewage

London: traces of the polio virus discovered in sewage

“Any form of poliovirus, wherever found, poses a threat to children everywhere,” the WHO warned after traces of the polio virus were found in London’s sewage. The most likely scenario WHO and British authorities announced the news on Wednesday. Traces of a form of polio derived from a vaccine strain were found in samples of … Read more

Extend the period of the national polio vaccination campaign until tomorrow

Extend the period of the national polio vaccination campaign until tomorrow

Hala Zayed, Minister of Health and Population, announced the extension of the national vaccination campaign against a disease poliomyelitis From one day to 5 years old, free of charge, until tomorrow, Friday, March 5, which was scheduled to end on Wednesday, March 3, in all offices, health units and medical centers at the level of … Read more

Health: 15 million children were vaccinated against polio, including 15,000 non-Egyptians

Health: 15 million children were vaccinated against polio, including 15,000 non-Egyptians

Hala Zayed, Minister of Health and Population, announced the vaccination of 15 million and 627 thousand and 212 children, or 93.5%, of whom 15,704 are non-Egyptian children residing in Egypt, within 3 days of the launch of the national campaign for vaccination against polio for free, which was launched On Sunday, February 28, and will … Read more

Learn health’s response to the emergence of the disappeared 1990s strain of poliovirus

Learn health’s response to the emergence of the disappeared 1990s strain of poliovirus

The Ministry of Health and Population said that the vaccination campaign against poliomyelitis Which was launched two days ago is considered one of the most important campaigns and is completely different from its predecessor.- The Ministry of Health and Population added that there are 3 types of poliovirus, and in Egypt starting from the beginning … Read more

Health: 38 million doses of vaccination of 16.7 million children against polio in two stages

Health: 38 million doses of vaccination of 16.7 million children against polio in two stages

Dr. Alaa Eid, head of the Preventive Medicine Sector at the Ministry of Health, said that 3 doses are provided against polio at different ages, and during a telephone interview with the journalist Ahmed Moussa, presenter of the “Ali My Responsibility” program broadcast on the Sada Al-Balad channel, he added: “The Ministry of Health carries … Read more