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Wild Poliovirus Type 1 Found in Brazil Sewage Samples – What Does It Mean?

June 24, 2014January 25, 2023 Alexandra Thomsen

Environmental samples from Campinas, São Paolo have tested positive for wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1), though the country has not reported any polio cases since

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WHO Investigates Possible Polio Case in Somalia

May 13, 2013January 25, 2023 Sumiko Mekaru

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

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Polio: Outbreaks and Emergency Plans

June 14, 2012January 25, 2023 Robyn Correll Carlyle

  Yet another case of type-1 poliovirus has surfaced in Pakistan’s Khyber Agency, the only tribal district in Asia where both type-1 and type-3 polioviruses

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Imported Poliovirus Leaves 1 Dead in Xinjiang, China

September 9, 2011January 25, 2023 Glory Song

  On August 31st, we reported that four children were diagnosed with polio in Xinjiang, China, a country that had been polio-free for eleven years.

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