Polio

2024 - 12 - 9

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Poliovirus detected in Tampere wastewater, but no cases reported (Helsinki Times)

The Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) has identified a mutated type 2 poliovirus (VDPV2) in wastewater samples collected in the Tampere region ...

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Centre's nod sought for giving polio drops to Pak Urs pilgrims (Times of India)

In light of recent polio cases in Pakistan, the health department is requesting permission to administer polio drops to children arriving for the annual Urs ...

Quick takes: WHO XEC risk assessment, record dengue in the ... (CIDRAP)

A new risk evaluation for the XEC SARS-CoV-2 variant from the World Health Organization (WHO) and its Technical Advisory Group on Virus Evolution says the ...

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