Background and epidemiology: In late May, a child was diagnosed with paralytic
poliomyelitis in the Darfur region of Sudan, a country that has not seen the disease in over 3 …

The 2014 diagnosis of poliomyelitis-like illness in a middle-aged Victorian man on his return
to Australia after working in the Horn of Africa, highlights the possibility of poliovirus being …

A current polio outbreak in the Sudan, caused by an imported type 1 poliovirus, 1 continues
to escalate. A total of 105 cases has now been confirmed from 17 of the country's 26 states …

Since 1988, when the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI)* began, the annual number
of polio cases has decreased by> 99%(1). Only three countries remain that have never …

case with paralysis, approximately 200 asymptomatic infected susceptible persons are also
shedding poliovirus (1). In 2012, only 223 polio cases were reported globally, the fewest …

An outbreak of polio cases that began in April in the Horn of Africa is growing, according to a
report from the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (http://bit. ly/11NTRbQ).As of June 12, 14 …

NINETY MILLION Americans still lack the protection of polio vaccination. With the approach
of the polio season, there is a real danger that cases of polio will continue to increase as …

Only 537 cases of polio were recorded around the world last year, but public-health experts
are warning that an unstable global situation threatens their ability to eradicate the …

The 2022 Malawi Polio outbreak Page 1 Malawi Medical Journal 34 (3); 223-224 September
2022 Malawi Polio outbreak 223 https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/mmj.v34i3.14 © 2022 Kamuzu …

Comment 1696 www. thelancet. com Vol 383 May 17, 2014 convene a further committee to
examine polio, after recommendations from the Independent Monitoring Board of the Global …