By: Kyle Martin Image courtesy of Arthur Chapman via Flickr Creative Commons Background What is considered to be the world’s deadliest animal? Is it
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Last week, The Carter Center announced that only 22 cases of Guinea Worm occurred in 2015 [1]. This signals a significant drop from the 146
UPDATE 10/29/13: The World Health Organization has reported their laboratory in Tunis isolated the wild polio virus in samples taken from 10 of 22 Syrian
On Sunday, May 11, the World Health Organization reported the investigation of a possible wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) case in Somalia's Banadir region. A
The new Polio Eradication and Endgame Strategic Plan, released on April 11, 2013 and developed by the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, has committed signatories to
For many Americans, especially young adults, poliovirus not only has no relevance to their lives, they may not even be sure what it is or
On Friday, Feb. 8, at least nine young women working on a polio vaccination campaign were targeted and killed by gunmen in two separate incidents
As the lights dimmed, the sound of African drums filled the room. The audience was faced with the image of people fetching what appeared to