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Angola: Parents Urged to Fight Against Polio

AllAfrica News: Polio — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:42:44 +0100

[ANGOP] Kwanhama - Parents were urged on Tuesday in Kwanhama district, southern Cunene province, to take their children to vaccination posts, so as to fight poliomyelitis. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)

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Immunogenicity and Tolerability of Recombinant Serogroup B Meningococcal Vaccine Administered With or Without Routine Infant Vaccinations According to Different Immunization Schedules: A Randomized Controlled Trial [Original Contribution]

JAMA — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Conclusion A 4CMenB vaccine is immunogenic against reference strains when administered with routine vaccines at 2, 4, and 6 or at 2, 3, and 4 months of age, producing minimal interference with the response to routine infant vaccinations. Trial Registration clinicaltrials.gov Identifier: NCT00721396 (Source: JAMA)

Nigeria: How to Win Battle Against Killer Polio - Experts

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:53:58 +0100

[Vanguard] Paediatricians say Nigeria can achieve a polio-free generation. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Nigeria: 36 Govs Rise to Polio Challenge, Sign Eradication Pact

AllAfrica News: Polio — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:23:12 +0100

[Daily Champion] Perhaps moved by the $500,000 grant to be awarded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to states that meet all the criteria for polio eradication by end of 2012, Nigeria's 36 governors and minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja have signed up to the Nigeria Immunization Challenge initiative launched by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation last year. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)

Chad: Why Polio Is So Hard to Eliminate

AllAfrica News: Polio — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:48:05 +0100

[IRIN] Dakar - Poor-quality emergency immunization campaigns and low routine polio immunization coverage are helping the polio virus to spread in Chad, with 132 cases reported in 2011 - five times the number in 2010. More commitment is needed across the board, especially from local health authorities, to try to get immunizations right, say aid agencies. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)

Nigeria: FG Urged to Intensify Action Against Polio

AllAfrica News: Polio — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:57:05 +0100

[Daily Trust] The Nigerian government has been urged to intensify actions to eradicate the country's burden of polio, estimated at 43 cases last year, up from 11 in 2010. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)

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Polio eradication in iran.

Archives of Iranian Medicine — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Authors: Moussavi T, Sadrizadeh B, Zahraei M, Nategh R, Nadim A PMID: 22292583 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine)

Biomed Analysis: Learning from India's polio success

SciDev.Net — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:15:35 +0100

India's carefully targeted strategy against polio holds lessons for other countries, and for other diseases, argues Priya Shetty. (Source: SciDev.Net)

Nigeria: Why Polio Continues to Thrive in the Country

AllAfrica News: Polio — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:33:53 +0100

[Leadership] Achieving a polio-free country this year would remain elusive if the setbacks to the realisation of this dream are not addressed, writes WINIFRED OGBEBO. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)

Nigeria: Polio - Lessons From India

AllAfrica News: Polio — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:07:31 +0100

[Daily Trust] According to World Health Organization's (WHO) News release titled 'One year polio free in India is a major achievement; the country was once the world's epicentre of polio' on 12 January 2012 -India appears to have interrupted wild poliovirus transmission, completing one year without polio since its last case, in a 2-year-old girl in the state of West Bengal, on 13 January 2011. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)

Vaccination coverage among medical residents in Paris, France

Clinical Microbiology and Infection — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

AbstractMedical residents are particularly exposed to the risk of occupational infection. We aimed to determine the vaccination coverage in residents with an anonymous self‐reporting electronic questionnaire. A total of 250 residents entered this survey. Vaccination rates were particularly high for mandatory vaccinations (diphtheria, tetanus, poliomyelitis, hepatitis B virus and tuberculosis). Regarding recommended vaccinations (influenza 45.6%, pertussis 65.2%, measles 62.8%, varicella 62.8%), rates were insufficient to prevent hospital epidemics, but higher than those reported in other healthcare workers. Further immunization programmes should target residents, and not only senior healthcare workers, with a critical role for occupational medicine departments. (Source: Clinical Microbio...

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We're 99% there: Now is the time for final push to end polio forever [COMMENTARY]

AAP News — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

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[Articles] Immunogenicity of supplemental doses of poliovirus vaccine for children aged 6–9 months in Moradabad, India: a community-based, randomised controlled trial

The Lancet Infectious Diseases — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:05:13 +0100

Supplemental mOPV1 resulted in almost total seroprevalence against poliovirus type 1, which is consistent with recent absence of poliomyelitis cases; whereas seroprevalence against types 2 and 3 was expected for routine vaccination histories. The immunogenicity of IPV produced in India (Panacea) was similar to that of an internationally manufactured IPV (GSK). Intradermal IPV was less immunogenic. (Source: The Lancet Infectious Diseases)

[Comment] Inactivated polio vaccine and global polio eradication

The Lancet Infectious Diseases — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:05:12 +0100

2012 will mark the 24th year of WHO's Global Poliomyelitis Eradication Initiative. Eradication has proven more difficult than originally envisioned because of geopolitical events, such as war, social disruption, and political indifference; social and cultural issues, such as distrust of poliovirus vaccines and vaccinators; and the unanticipated emergence of virulent vaccine-derived polioviruses in many locations. Few of these obstacles have bewildered the scientific community as much as the low efficacy of the major weapon in the arsenal, trivalent oral polio vaccine (OPV) in regions with dense populations, high birthrates, and poor sanitation resulting from diarrhoea due to enteric pathogens, particularly rotaviruses, and perhaps nutritional deficiencies and other factors. (Source: The La...

Deficiency in immunity to poliovirus type 3: A lurking danger?

BMC Infectious Diseases — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Conclusion: Immunity to PV3 is insufficient in our cohort. Due to increasing globalization and worldwide tourism, the danger of polio-outbreaks is not averted - even not in developed countries, such as Germany. Therefore, vaccination remains necessary. (Source: BMC Infectious Diseases)

The power of charity

Telegraph Health — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:46:24 +0100

Telegraph View: Bill Gates can take a lot of the credit for not a single case of polio being recorded in India last year. (Source: Telegraph Health)

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Angola: Over 500.000 Children to Get Vaccinated in Huila

AllAfrica News: Polio — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:36:40 +0100

ANGOP (Luanda)-Some 596.395 children aged from zero to five years old will be vaccinated during the first national campaign against poliomyelitis, taking place on February 24-26, in Huila Province. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)

Ethiopia: Polio Fears in Local Refugee Camps

AllAfrica News: Polio — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:47:15 +0100

UNHCR (Geneva)-This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Melissa Fleming - to whom quoted text may be attributed - at the press briefing, on 24 January 2012, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)

Somalia: Polio Cases Suspected in Ethiopian Refugee Camps

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:07:36 +0100

UN News (New York)-The United Nations refugee agency today voiced its concern over reports of two suspected polio cases this week among Somali refugees living in camps in Ethiopia and three cases in the surrounding community. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Nigeria: Country Accounts for 10 Percent Global Polio Burden - Pate

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:40:31 +0100

Leadership (Abuja)-Nigeria has 60 out of 600 polio cases worldwide, the Minister of State for Health, Dr Muhammad Ali Pate, has said. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Nigeria: The Nation and Polio - Lessons From India

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:07:34 +0100

Daily Trust (Abuja)-According to World Health Organization's (WHO) news release titled 'One year polio free in India is a major achievement; the country was once the world's epicentre of polio' on 12 January 2012 -India appears to have interrupted wild poliovirus transmission, completing one year without polio since its last case, in a 2-year-old girl in the state of West Bengal, on 13 January 2011. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

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Nigeria: Fresh Efforts to End Polio Target Eight States

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:03:45 +0100

Daily Trust (Abuja)-Fresh efforts to completely stop transmission of wild polio virus in 2012 will centre on eight high-risk states where the virus still exists, since at least 22 others in the country have not reported any case of polio in more than two straight years. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Nigeria: FG Will Eradicate Polio in 24 Months - Minister

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:21:36 +0100

Vanguard (Lagos)-The Federal Government yesterday committed itself to eradicating wide polio virus from Nigeria in 24 months. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Nigeria: Polio Efforts Drops to Eight States

AllAfrica News: Polio — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 08:49:57 +0100

Daily Trust (Abuja)-Fresh efforts to completely stop transmission of wild polio virus in 2012 will centre in eight states identified as high-risk, where (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)

UN refugee agency warns of potential polio cases in Ethiopian camps

UN News Centre - Health, Poverty, Food Security — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

The United Nations refugee agency today voiced its concern over reports of two suspected polio cases this week among Somali refugees living in camps in Ethiopia and three cases in the surrounding community. (Source: UN News Centre - Health, Poverty, Food Security)

Blind and deaf doctor who was 'hero for all'

The Irish Times - Health — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:19:24 +0100

At the age of 42, James Hanlon went blind and eventually deaf. But far from accepting his career was over, he went on to help ease the pain of polio victims (Source: The Irish Times - Health)

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[News of the Week] Around the World

Science: Current Issue — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 17:26:17 +0100

In science news around the world this week, India marks 1 year without polio; a newly discovered pathogen infecting cattle, sheep, and goats has been found across Germany, the Netherlands, and Belgium; the imperiled hospital and research center run by the San Raffaele del Monte Tabor Foundation may have found a buyer; China's Ministry of Health will crack down on unproven stem cell treatments; the Ecuadorian government will move forward with its rainforest conservation plan; Spain is cutting science funding; and NOAA is being moved from the Commerce Department to Interior. (Source: Science: Current Issue)

Nigeria: 'The Nation to Exit Polio-Endemic Countries'

AllAfrica News: Polio — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:46:26 +0100

Daily Trust (Abuja)-A joint committee of World Health Organisation (WHO), United Nations Children's' Fund and National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) officials will screen and select supervisors and vaccinators for polio immunisation programmes, the agency has announced. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)

Eradicating polio one drop at a time

CTV Health — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:08:24 +0100

Janis Mackey Frayer blogs from Moradabad, India, the epicentre of India's most recent polio outbreak. (Source: CTV Health)

Nigeria: Nation to Leave Polio Pain Behind

AllAfrica News: Polio — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:59:33 +0100

Daily Trust (Abuja)-Nigeria is to use a new committee of officials to screen and pick supervisors and vaccinators of polio eradication initiative in efforts to meet targets set to stop transmission of wild polio virus this year. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)

Nigeria: Polio Eradication - Rotary Club to Build Boreholes in Kuje

AllAfrica News: Polio — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 08:42:56 +0100

Daily Trust (Abuja)-President of the Rotary Club of Abuja, Chijioke Ekechukwu, says his club is constructing four hand-pump boreholes in Kuje area council in order to eradicate polio in Nigeria this year. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)

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Portraying disease: Sorolla’s Sad Legacy

Child's Nervous System — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 06:58:52 +0100

Abstract In 1899, the Spanish painter Joaquín Sorolla represented, in a large canvas, a group of children probably with sequels of poliomyelitis bathing at Valencia’s beach. The title of this painting was Sad Legacy. This work contributed to the international diffusion of Sorolla’s artistic creation. We briefly report some facts regarding the painter and his work referring to those portraits of children and especially of sick children. Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Cover PicturePages 1-3DOI 10.1007/s00381-012-1687-yAuthors Juan F. Martínez-Lage, Regional Service of Neurosurgery, Virgen de la Arrixaca University Hospital, 30120 El Palmar, Murcia, SpainMiguel Angel Pérez-Espejo, Regional Service of Neurosurgery, Virgen de la Arrixaca University Hospital, 301...

Afghanistan Polio Cases Rise After Years of Decline

NYT Health — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 06:29:48 +0100

Health workers are alarmed at the reversal of what has been both a local and a worldwide trend — particularly since some of the cases erupted far outside the disease’s traditional areas. (Source: NYT Health)

After Years of Decline, Polio Cases in Afghanistan Triple in a Year

NYT Health — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 05:17:17 +0100

Nigeria: 'One Child With Polio Makes All Children Unsafe'

AllAfrica News: Polio — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:34:26 +0100

Daily Trust (Abuja)-2011 came with mixed results: Cases of wild polio virus resurged; vaccines for immunisation ran out; a scheme for midwives gained impetus; Nigeria began its first-ever use of improved MenAfriVac against CSM. Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr Ado Muhammad, sheds light on some issues that marked the past year. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)

Global Update: India: Full Year Without a Reported Case of Polio

NYT — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 05:41:40 +0100

India has gone a full year without a new polio case, the World Health Organization announced last week. (Source: NYT)

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India Polio-Free For One Year

Health News from Medical News Today — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:00:00 +0100

India, which was once a major polio hotspot, has reported no new cases of the disease in just over 12 months, ever since a two-year old female case on 13th January, 2011, in the state of West Bengal. According to WHO (World Health Organization), India used to be known as the planet's "epicenter" of polio... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

Tanzania: Polio Jabs in Rukwa Surpasses Target

AllAfrica News: Polio — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:37:57 +0100

Daily News (Dar es Salaam)-ABOUT 101 per cent of the targeted children under five years of age in Rukwa region were vaccinated against polio in June last year. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)

The Journey Continues: AIBS Moves Forward

AIBS BioScience Editorials — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 08:33:39 +0100

AIBS is at a defining moment. Although the organization's constitution, drafted in 1947, still declares that "the Institute will assist societies, other organizations, and biologists in such matters of common concern as can be dealt with more effectively by united action," 65 years later, the organizational and governance structure of AIBS is different. Those differences will enable AIBS to better adapt to the changing landscape for modern professional societies and to reinforce the vision of AIBS as a "forum for integrating the life sciences," a goal that is evinced by the new tagline above and on the cover of BioScience. The single biggest adjustment is the realization that the primary constituency of AIBS is its member societies and organizations (MSOs). This conclusion was reached aft...

India must be cautious over polio milestone: WHO

Modern Medicine — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

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Risk factors for post-polio syndrome among an Italian population: a case–control study

Neurological Sciences — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:54:22 +0100

Abstract Post-polio syndrome (PPS) is a clinical syndrome of new weakness, fatigue and musculoskeletal pain occurring in a variable proportion of polio survivors decades after acute disease. To date, several risk factors for PPS development have been reported, although the etiology of this disorder remains elusive. Using a case–control design, we aimed to assess risk indicators for PPS in a group of Italian polio survivors. Subjects with prior poliomyelitis attending the rehabilitation hospital of Malcesine, Italy, were the target population. Patients with PPS, diagnosed according to the European Federation of Neurological Societies criteria, served as cases, while patients not meeting diagnostic criteria for PPS were used as controls. All subjects were assessed through ...

India hits polio milestone, 1 year since last case

CTV Health — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:24:58 +0100

The top U.S. health official administered polio vaccination drops to children in New Delhi on Friday as India marked one year since its last case of the crippling disease. (Source: CTV Health)

Say Mumbai to polio

Health Facts and Fears — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Congratulations to India are in order: The country has remained polio-free for an entire year. (Source: Health Facts and Fears)

India marks a year without recorded cases of polio

Los Angeles Times - Science — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:14:00 +0100

India has gone a year without recording a new case of polio, a milestone for a country with a huge population and widespread poverty. But experts say it must remain vigilant.India has gone a full year without recording a new case of polio, a significant benchmark for the South Asian nation and an encouraging development for health professionals fighting to eradicate the stubborn disease worldwide. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)

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India Marks 1 Year Without Polio, But Global Eradication Remains Uncertain

ScienceNOW — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 21:21:57 +0100

Today, India celebrated a long-sought milestone in its fight against polio: By all indications,... (Source: ScienceNOW)

A Victory, Not A Conspiracy: Bill Gates And Ending Polio

Forbes.com Healthcare News — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:07:57 +0100

This morning brought a victory in humanity's battle against the germs that surround us, infect us, and define our history: polio virus appears to have been eliminated from India, one of only four nations in which the disease that paralyzed Franklin Delano Roosevelt is still endemic. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)

Polio almost eradicated in India, says World Health Organization

Health News: CBSNews.com — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:04:43 +0100

India is marking full year since last reported case of polio, country won't be considered completely polio-free until at least three full years pass without a case (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)

Analysis: India's polio victory fuels endgame vaccine

Reuters: Health — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:42:14 +0100

LONDON (Reuters) - When the clocks strike midnight in New Delhi on January 12, India will mark the first year in history it has recorded no new cases of polio. (Source: Reuters: Health)

India marks milestone in fight against polio

USATODAY.com Health — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:13:56 +0100

India will celebrate a full year since its last reported case of polio on Friday. (Source: USATODAY.com Health)

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Poliomyelitis: 24 photos of crippling disease

Health News: CBSNews.com — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:00:57 +0100

India marks one year since last reported case of polio - what does crippling disease look like? (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)

Polio likely to have been eradicated in India, WHO says

Monsters and Critics Health News — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:34:01 +0100

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India marks one year polio-free milestone

Reuters: Health — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:25:52 +0100

NEW DELHI, Jan 12 (AlertNet) - India is about to hit a milestone in its battle to eradicate the polio virus with no new cases reported in the past year, the country's health minister said Thursday, a dramatic drop from being the country worst affected by the crippling disease. (Source: Reuters: Health)

India celebrates one year without polio cases

CTV Health — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 12:58:34 +0100

India will celebrate a full year since its last reported case of polio on Friday, a major victory in a global eradication effort that appeared to be stalled just a few years ago. (Source: CTV Health)

Bill Gates On India's First Polio-Free Year

Forbes.com Healthcare News — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 12:28:39 +0100

Today marks the a year since the last case of new polio infection in India -- a major step toward eliminating the virus there. India is one of only four countries (the others are Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Nigeria, known by the acronym PAIN) where polio is said to be endemic, that is, spreading there, not coming from one of those four places. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)

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Analysis: India's polio victory fuels endgame vaccine talks

Reuters: Health — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:06:36 +0100

LONDON (Reuters) - When the clocks strike midnight in New Delhi on January 12, India will mark the first year in history it has recorded no new cases of polio. (Source: Reuters: Health)

India to mark milestone in fight against polio

The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 07:13:49 +0100

If no previously undisclosed cases of the crippling disease are discovered, India will no longer be considered a polio endemic country. (Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News)

Kenya: Five Million Children in Western Get Polio Vaccine

AllAfrica News: Polio — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 05:58:39 +0100

Nairobi Star (Nairobi)-The anti-polio campaign has moved to Northern Kenya after more than five million children were vaccinated in Western Kenya in the last four months. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)

India's polio victory fuels endgame vaccine talks

Modern Medicine — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

LONDON (Reuters) - When the clocks strike midnight in New Delhi on Jan. 12, India will mark the first year in history it has recorded no new cases of polio. (Source: Modern Medicine)

India on track to become polio-free, says UN health agency

UN News Centre - Health, Poverty, Food Security — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

With no registered polio cases over the past year, India is on course to becoming free of the disease, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) reported today. (Source: UN News Centre - Health, Poverty, Food Security)

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India records one year without polio cases

WHO news — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:59:00 +0100

12 January 2012 -- India appears to have completed one year without polio since its last case on 13 January 2011. This is a momentous achievement because India was once recognized as the world’s epicentre of polio. However, there remains no room for complacency. India must maintain surveillance and high childhood immunity against wild poliovirus until eradication is achieved globally. (Source: WHO news)

Battle to eradicate polio reaches critical endgame

New Scientist - Health — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:17:41 +0100

The long campaign to eradicate polio will turn on a radical plan to prevent the polio vaccine itself from keeping the disease going (Source: New Scientist - Health)

India poised to enter club of polio-free nations

CTV Health — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 11:10:02 +0100

Just a few years ago, skepticism ran deep about the chances that India would ever be able to stop polio from paralyzing its children. But today, India is on the verge of being declared polio-free. (Source: CTV Health)

Kenya: Anti-Polio Campaign Declared Success After Exceeding Target

AllAfrica News: Polio — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 06:57:19 +0100

Nation (Nairobi)-Kenya has been declared free from polio. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)

Two Decades of Experience With the Haemophilus influenzae Serotype b Conjugate Vaccine in the United Kingdom.

Clinical Therapeutics — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

CONCLUSIONS: Control of Hib disease is currently the best that has been achieved since the introduction of the routine Hib vaccination almost 20 years ago. PMID: 22244051 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Clinical Therapeutics)

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Nigeria: 36 Govs Sign Up for Polio Eradication Leadership Challenge

AllAfrica News: Polio — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:05:59 +0100

Vanguard (Lagos)-Every Nigerian state that meets a set of specific objectives including the achievement of at least 90 percent coverage in routine polio immunisation by the end of 2012, stands to benefit from a $0.5 million (N77.50 million) grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)

A need for careful evaluation of endotoxin contents in acellular pertussis-based combination vaccines.

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Authors: Kataoka M, Ochiai M, Yamamoto A, Horiuchi Y Abstract Two batches each of diphtheria-tetanus-acellular pertussis vaccine (DTaP) and that combined with inactivated polio vaccine purchased from foreign markets were tested by mouse body weight decreasing (BWD) toxicity test and Limulus amaebocyte lysate (LAL) test. Three out of the four imported vaccine batches showed the levels of BWD toxicity even comparable to that of DT-whole cell pertussis vaccine. BWD toxicity test is based on endotoxin dose-dependent weight loss of mice and has been used for controlling endotoxin in DTaP. Although of the strong BWD toxicity of the imported vaccines, there was no marked difference in LAL test results between the imported vaccines and Japanese DTaP. However, one imported DTaP batch showed...

PAIN Relief: India on Track to Be Declared Polio-Free Next Month

Scientific American - Official RSS Feed — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 19:30:00 +0100

In the mid-2000s, when scientists questioned whether the campaign to rid the world of polio could succeed, skeptics pointed to a problem that some called PAIN. [More] (Source: Scientific American - Official RSS Feed)

Nigeria: 22 States in Nigeria Are Polio Free - NPHCDA

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:43:08 +0100

Leadership (Abuja)-The Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, NPHCDA, Dr Ado Mohammed, has disclosed that 22 States in Nigeria have remained polio free for three years even as the country is among the four most endemic polio countries in the world. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

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Schools as potential vaccination venue for vaccines outside regular EPI schedule: results from a school census in Pakistan

BMC Research Notes — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Conclusions: Health education programs are not part of the regular school curriculum in developing countries including Pakistan. Many schools in the targeted townships participated in immunization activities but they were not carried out regularly. In the wake of low immunization coverage in Pakistan, schools can be used as a potential venue not only for non-EPI vaccines, but for a catch up vaccination of routine vaccines. (Source: BMC Research Notes)

Measles control in Sub-Saharan Africa: South Africa as a case study.

Vaccine — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

CONCLUSIONS: The heterogeneity in measles vaccination coverage across SA districts challenges the goal of measles elimination in SA and SSA. The reduction in routine immunization coverage associated with the occurrence of SIAs raises the legitimate concern that SIAs may negatively impact health systems' functioning. PMID: 22230581 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Vaccine)

[Relationship between precariousness, social coverage, and vaccine coverage: Survey among children consulting in pediatric emergency departments in France.]

Archives de Pediatrie — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

CONCLUSION: Poor children living in southern France had significant delays in their routine immunizations, resulting in gaps in their protection. Every medical visit, even those conducted in an emergency ward, should identify children with immunization delays and offer a catch-up schedule if necessary. PMID: 22226013 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Archives de Pediatrie)

Vaccination coverage in Haiti: Results from the 2009 National Survey.

Vaccine — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100

CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS: Coverage for early-infant vaccines was high; however, most children did not complete their full vaccination series, and many children received vaccinations later than recommended. Efforts to improve the vaccination program should include increasing the frequency of outreach services, training for vaccination staff to minimize missed opportunities, and better communicating the timing of vaccinations to encourage caregivers to bring their children for vaccinations at the recommended age. Efforts to promote the benefits of vaccination and card retention are also needed. PMID: 22227146 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Vaccine)

Enterovirus type 71 neutralizing antibodies in the serum of macaque monkeys immunized with EV71 virus-like particles.

Vaccine — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 05:00:00 +0100

In this study, we first tested a potential EV71 vaccine candidate based on virus-like particles (VLP). We vaccinated macaque monkeys to validate the immunogenicity of the VLP vaccine to EV71. We detected the VLP or EV71-specific antibodies, neutralization titers, ELISPOT, and T cell response to find their immune responses to EV71. When the VLP vaccine adjuvanted with alum was given to macaque monkeys, these monkeys developed both specific humoral and cellular immune responses to EV71. Despite lower neutralizing antibodies to EV71 were found in sera of VLP-immunized monkeys than monkeys vaccinated with inactivated EV71, VLP-based vaccine generated a memory immune response to EV71. Hence, VLP-based EV71 vaccine is a potential vaccine against EV71 infection. PMID: 22214888 [PubMed - as su...

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Nigeria: Jigawa Reiterates Commitment to Polio Eradication

AllAfrica News: Polio — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 10:31:37 +0100

Jigawa State government has reiterated its commitment to the polio eradication campaign despite the discovery of new cases of the virus in the state. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)

Nigeria: More Cases of Polio Recorded in Kano

AllAfrica News: Polio — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 09:43:02 +0100

Despite the efforts of Kano State, the Federal Government, and development partners to eradicate polio in Kano State, more cases are being recorded. Now there are 16 cases against the 14 that were earlier recorded. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)

[Analysis of fatigue associated to periodic limb movement during sleep in former poliomyelitis patients].

Revista de Neurologia — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 20:55:16 +0100

CONCLUSION. Individuals with sequelae from poliomyelitis exhibit sleep disorders that may lead to muscle fatigue. Periodic limb movement may contribute to this phenomenon. PMID: 22187209 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Revista de Neurologia)

Nigeria: UNICEF - Why New Cases of Polio Occur in Jigawa

AllAfrica News: Polio — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 09:08:30 +0100

UNICEF representative in Jigawa state Mrs. Jane Nyazi has blamed the new incidents of polio in the state on the poor commitment by vaccinators in the polio immunization exercise and non-compliance to oral polio vaccines. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)

Nigeria: Jigawa Records 46 Polio Cases

AllAfrica News: Polio — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 09:56:15 +0100

Jigawa State has recorded two new cases of wild poliomyelitis in Ringim and Gwiwa local government areas of the state, bringing the total cases of wild poliomyelitis in Nigeria this year to 46 as against 14 recorded last year. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)

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Congo-Kinshasa: UN Aims to Immunize 1.7 Million Children Against Measles

AllAfrica News: Polio — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 13:59:36 +0100

Amid rising measles and polio cases, tens of thousands of children are being targeted for immunization in health campaigns in affected regions of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), according to the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)

Re: "From emergence to eradication: the epidemiology of poliomyelitis deconstructed"

American Journal of Epidemiology — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 05:00:00 +0100

(Source: American Journal of Epidemiology)

Drug-induced immune thrombocytopaenia: results from the Berlin Case–Control Surveillance Study

European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:46:52 +0100

Conclusions Our study confirms known ITP risks for glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor antagonists and sulphonamides and generates signals for several other drugs and vaccines. New onset of ITP should not only direct attention to drugs as possible aetiological agents, but also to vaccines that are known to cause autoimmune phenomena. Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Pharmacoepidemiology and PrescriptionPages 1-12DOI 10.1007/s00228-011-1184-3Authors Edeltraut Garbe, Centre of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Charité–Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, GermanyFrank Andersohn, Institute for Social Medicine, Epidemiology and Health Economy, Charité–Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, GermanyElisabeth Bronder, Centre of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, C...

Is Radon Inhalation Therapy Worthwhile?

Dr. Weil Q and A — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:03:29 +0100

What is your opinion of radon inhalation therapy in general and for the treatment of multiple sclerosis and post polio syndrome, specifically? (Source: Dr. Weil Q and A)

Nigeria: Lagos to Partner Ogun, Others On Polio Eradication

AllAfrica News: Polio — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 08:03:58 +0100

Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has said the state will partner its Ogun counterpart and other states to embark on cross- border polio eradication campaign initiative. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)

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Kenya: Four in Court for Denying Children Immunisation

AllAfrica News: Polio — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 06:26:11 +0100

Four people in South Kisii were yesterday charged for disallowing their children to get immunized against polio. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)

Niger: UNICEF- Saudi Arabia Provides Critical Support for Polio Eradication in State

AllAfrica News: Polio — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 08:53:08 +0100

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has contributed US$1,588,000 to UNICEF Niger to support polio eradication. The funds will purchase Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV) and will allow the Government of Niger and its partners to immunize up to 3.77 million children in 2011. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)

South Sudan: Children to Benefit From UN Polio Vaccine Scheme

AllAfrica News: Polio — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 09:34:34 +0100

Hundreds of thousands of children are benefiting from a United Nations-backed polio vaccination campaign in a northern state of South Sudan, the world's newest country. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)

Thousands of South Sudanese children to benefit from UN polio vaccine scheme

UN News Centre - Health, Poverty, Food Security — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 05:00:00 +0100

Sabin and wild polioviruses from apparently healthy primary school children in northeastern Nigeria

Journal of Medical Virology — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 19:14:22 +0100

AbstractDespite significant success of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) in Nigeria, Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, wild poliovirus still occurs due to persistently high proportions of under and unimmunized children. The study aimed at determining the type of poliovirus often excreted into the environment. Four hundred nine fecal samples collected from apparently healthy school children aged 5–16 years in Borno and Adamawa States, northeastern Nigeria, were tested for poliovirus by tissue culture technique. The isolates were characterized further by intratypic differentiation testing and genetic sequencing. Three wild poliovirus type, 11 Sabin type, combination of Sabin‐types 1 + 2 and 2 + 3 poliovirus, and 22 non‐polio enteroviruses were obtained. The continued e...

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Uganda: What It Means to Move Around On All Fours

AllAfrica News: Polio — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:58:37 +0100

Steven Awoha was a normal child until at the age of five when he was struck by polio. With weakened legs, he has not been able to walk since then and yet somehow, he has managed to make something of himself in the city. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)

Progress Toward Poliomyelitis EradicationProgress Toward Poliomyelitis Eradication

Medscape Today Headlines — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 04:00:00 +0100

Where does wild poliovirus still remain endemic, and what public health measures are being undertaken to contain and prevent it in the pediatric population? Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)

South Sudan: WHO, Health Ministry to Vaccinate 3.2million Children Against Polio

AllAfrica News: Polio — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 09:14:44 +0100

The Ministry of Health in conjunction with World Health Organization, WHO is set next week on Tuesday to Vaccinate 3.2Million Children under five years against Polio country wide to declare south free of the diseases. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)

Nigeria: Polio Eradication - Why Kano State Matters

AllAfrica News: Polio — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 07:02:43 +0100

The move by Nigeria to eradicate poliomyelitis, also called polio or infantile paralysis caused by the poliovirus, suffered a major setback this year as the country recorded 43 new cases against the 11 reported last year. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)

Kenya: Polio Jab Drive Continues in Spite of Strike

AllAfrica News: Polio — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 05:10:28 +0100

The doctors' strike has not disrupted a polio immunisation programme targeting more than one million children. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)

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Namibia: Immunisation Conference in Capital

AllAfrica News: Polio — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 14:55:49 +0100

More than 200 participants from 46 African countries and partner organisations comprising experts in immunization and public health, and vaccine research and development donors were in the country for the third African Regional Conference on Immunisation last week. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)

Nigeria: 'Polio Nearly Aborted My Dreams'

AllAfrica News: Polio — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 09:43:58 +0100

DANIEL Owen, a legal practitioner in Lagos, suffered poliomyelitis before the age of two. Although he managed to attend primary school, his parents did not see any need him proceeding to secondary school. Undeterred, Daniel studied at home and attempted the General Certificate in Education, GCE, in 1992 where he obtained six credits. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)

Nigeria: Polio Immunisation Compulsory in Jigawa - Lamido

AllAfrica News: Polio — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 08:47:24 +0100

Governor Sule Lamido of Jigawa state has threatened to deal with anyone who rejects polio immunization in the state. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)

Post-polio syndrome: impact of hope on quality of life.

Disability and Rehabilitation — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 05:00:00 +0100

Conclusions: Future-oriented coping strategies, particularly hope are distinctively associated with improved QOL benefits in PPS patients. Fostering future-oriented coping related to hope may improve the self-perceived mental and physical status of patients with PPS. [Box: see text]. PMID: 22149715 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Disability and Rehabilitation)

Performance of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) surveillance and incidence of poliomyelitis, 2011.

Weekly Epidemiological Record — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 05:00:00 +0100

Authors: PMID: 22180898 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Weekly Epidemiological Record)

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Kenya: Where Fighting Polio Makes Business Sense

AllAfrica News: Polio — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 03:11:08 +0100

Two decades ago, Rotary International founded PolioPlus - a programme to immunise the world's children against the paralysing polio disease. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)

Africa: Final Push Need to Combat Polio

AllAfrica News: Polio — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 09:12:01 +0100

THE world is close to complete polio eradication but one final push is needed. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)

Randomized controlled study of fractional doses of inactivated poliovirus vaccine administered intradermally with a needle in the Philippines

International Journal of Infectious Diseases — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 05:00:00 +0100

Conclusions: Primary series and booster vaccination of a fractional IPV dose administered by the ID route was highly immunogenic and well tolerated. These data confirm the medical validity of using fractional ID doses of IPV. The programmatic feasibility of implementing affordable mass vaccination programs based on this delivery mode has yet to be established. (Source: International Journal of Infectious Diseases)

Development of a fast ELISA for quantifying polio D-antigen in in-process samples.

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 05:00:00 +0100

Authors: Ten Have R, Thomassen YE, Hamzink MR, Bakker WA, Nijst OE, Kersten G, Zomer G Abstract A fast ELISA was developed and qualified for analysis of polio D-antigen. The original 20 h-protocol was optimized by minimizing the total incubation time to 1 h, and by replacing the signal reagent 3,3',5,5'-tetramethylbenzidine by a chemiluminogenic signal reagent with a theoretical low intrinsic background and high dynamic range. PMID: 22154015 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Biologicals : Journal of the International Association of Biological Standardization)

Move to Get Bin Laden Hurt Polio Push

WSJ.com: Health — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 01:12:39 +0100

The U.N. says a reportedly fake vaccination campaign conducted to help hunt down Osama bin Laden impeded efforts to wipe out polio in the country. (Source: WSJ.com: Health)

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Nigeria: Jigawa - When Immunisation Becomes Bargaining Chip

AllAfrica News: Polio — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 09:44:25 +0100

Barely months after a community in Guri local government area of Jigawa State was persuaded by authorities to turn from its defiant resistance against polio vaccine for many years, another community, Garbagal, in the same local government, is presenting a similar challenge. It has threatened to boycott the ongoing immunisation exercise in protest against the non completion of a clinic project started over 12 years ago. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)

Fourth meeting of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative’s Independent Monitoring Board.

Weekly Epidemiological Record — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 05:00:00 +0100

Authors: PMID: 22180895 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Weekly Epidemiological Record)

Can Polio Vaccine Really Eradicate The Disease?

Health News from Medical News Today — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 10:00:00 +0100

Declaring the eradication of polio will be far more difficult than it was for smallpox, according to a review published in the Journal of General Virology. Further research into the complex virus - host interactions and how the vaccine is used in the final stages of the eradication programme is crucial to its success. Poliomyelitis, also known as infantile paralysis, was one of the most feared diseases of the 1950s. By the mid 1970s, thanks to vaccination, the viral disease had been controlled and eradicated from the developed world, including the UK, US and most of Europe... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

Is the end of polio truly in sight?

EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 05:00:00 +0100

(Society for General Microbiology) Declaring the eradication of polio will be far more difficult than it was for smallpox, according to a review published in the Journal of General Virology. Further research into the complex virus-host interactions and how the vaccine is used in the final stages of the eradication program is crucial to its success. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)

From polio to chickenpox, vaccines run gamut

USATODAY.com Health — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 13:22:47 +0100

Most people don't think about polio and diphtheria. Those diseases have been stamped out in the United States, largely because of vaccines. (Source: USATODAY.com Health)

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Polio near-eradicated in India - Pakistan struggling

New Scientist - Health — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 17:04:09 +0100

India has only had a single case this year but risks re-infection from its neighbour (Source: New Scientist - Health)

Nigeria: Herbalist Urges Involvement of Women Groups in Polio Campaign

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 16:49:31 +0100

A herbalist in Mubi, Adamawa, Mrs Maryam Ali, on Friday called for the involvement of women groups in polio immunisation in the communities to ensure speedy eradication of the virus. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Angola: Lunda Norte Prepares Over 200.000 Polio Vaccines

AllAfrica News: Polio — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 13:50:45 +0100

The two hundred and seventy thousand poliomyelitis vaccines available for Lunda Norte Province were already distributed to nine districts of the province, awaiting for the start of the campaign this Friday, ANGOP learnt Wednesday in Dundo, from the local supervisor of the Broad Vaccination Programme (PAV), Henriques Salucombo. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)

Nigeria: Polio Threat - Gombe Govt Deploys 3,000 Personnel for Immunization

AllAfrica News: Polio — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 10:19:45 +0100

In view of the resurgence of wild polio virus in some parts of the North, Gombe State government has deployed the services of 3,136 health personals to immunize the 840,500 children across the state. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)

Nigeria: Official Worried Over Polio Vaccine Rejection

AllAfrica News: Polio — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 09:24:12 +0100

Chairman of the Kaduna State Action Committee on Immunization (SACI), Dr Mustapha Jumare, has expressed concern over rejection of polio vaccine in some parts of the state. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)

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Nigeria: Sokoto Records Five Polio Cases

AllAfrica News: Polio — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 10:46:19 +0100

Sokoto State recorded five cases of wild polio virus this year, Executive Secretary of the state's Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr. Abdurrazaq Musa Gandi has said. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)

Nigeria: Polio 'Shows Big Increase'

AllAfrica News: Polio — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 10:39:06 +0100

A four-fold increase in polio has been reported in Nigeria, with the disease spreading to other countries, a World Health Organisation official says. Forty-three cases were reported in Nigeria this year, compared to 11 last year, the official, Thomas Moran, said. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)

Nigeria: Penalise LG Chairmen Over Fresh Polio Cases, Zamfara Governor Urged

AllAfrica News: Polio — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 10:28:34 +0100

The Executive Director of the National Primary Health Development Agency (NPHDA), Dr. Ado J.G. Muhammad has called on Zamfara State Governor Abdulaziz Yari Abubakar to take punitive measures against any local government chairman under whose watch a fresh case of polio is reported. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)

Office immunization.

Primary Care — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 14:24:45 +0100

This article discusses the currently available vaccines along with recommendations for their use. PMID: 22094143 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Primary Care)

Kenya: Wajir Chief Halts Polio Immunisation Campaign

AllAfrica News: Polio — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 13:29:21 +0100

Residents of Wajir county claim that a chief in Wajir Bor location has stopped the ongoing national anti-Polio campaign. They have consequently petitioned North Eastern PC James Ole Serian to act against the chief in a letter dated November 15 and signed by 24 residents. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)

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Characteristics of pediatric patients with enterovirus meningitis and no cerebral fluid pleocytosis

European Journal of Pediatrics — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 06:32:47 +0100

Conclusion. These findings show that EV meningitis occurs in the absence of CSF pleocytosis, particularly in young infants, meaning that EV meningitis in this age group cannot be solely excluded by the absence of CSF pleocytosis. They also confirm the importance of genome detection in the diagnosis of EV meningitis in young infants. Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Original PaperPages 1-6DOI 10.1007/s00431-011-1626-zAuthors Stephanie C. M. de Crom, Department of Pediatrics, St. Elisabeth Hospital, Hilvarenbeekseweg 60, 5022 LC Tilburg, The NetherlandsMarceline A. M. van Furth, Department of Pediatric Infectious Disease, Immunology and Rheumatology, VU Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsMarcel F. Peeters, Laboratory of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, St. Elisabeth H...

Sudan: Unamid Supports Polio Campaign in North Darfur

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:54:01 +0100

A polio vaccination campaign conducted by World Health Organization (WHO), with the support of UNAMID, started 17 November 2011-today and will continue until 24 November in North Darfur, targeting 460,551 children under the age of 5 years. The polio campaign is important as neighbouring Chad has reported recently an outbreak of 119 polio cases. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Preface

Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 09:49:20 +0100

Vaccine science has been a critical field in the control of numerous diseases with infectious and noninfectious etiologies. Through widespread vaccination programs, smallpox has been eradicated globally, while polio has been eliminated from the Western hemisphere and is poised for global elimination as well. One by one, a number of devastating diseases, that in the past were leading causes of worldwide mortality, have been so successfully controlled that most present-day individuals, laypersons, and clinicians alike have no experience with them (). (Source: Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice)

Top 10 Myths About HIV Vaccine Research

Health News from Medical News Today — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 11:00:00 +0100

Dec. 1 is World AIDS Day, and in commemoration of the occasion, the HIV Vaccine Trials Network, headquartered at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, debunks the top 10 myths about HIV vaccine research. Myth No. 1: HIV vaccines can give people HIV. HIV vaccines do not contain HIV and therefore a person cannot get HIV from the HIV vaccine. Some vaccines, like those for typhoid or polio, may contain a weak form of the virus they are protecting against, but this is not the case for HIV vaccines... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

Intradermal fractional dose inactivated polio vaccine: A review of the literature.

Vaccine — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 05:00:00 +0100

This article reviews the clinical studies to date on intradermal fractional dose polio vaccination. We conclude that intradermal IPV vaccination shows potential as a means to reduce the cost and increase the ease of administration of IPV, but that additional research is needed to determine the optimal fractional dose, timing, and role of adjuvants in intradermal IPV vaccination as well as the clinical significance of different antibody titers above the threshold for seroconversion. PMID: 22100886 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Vaccine)

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South Sudan: Millions of Children Receive Polio Vaccine in UN-Backed Campaign

AllAfrica News: Polio — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 10:35:42 +0100

Up to 3.2 million South Sudanese children have received vaccinations against polio in a United Nations-backed campaign to ensure the new country remains free of the deadly disease, more than two years after the last case was reported. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)

Nigeria: Female Journalists Urged to Champion Campaign Against Polio

AllAfrica News: Polio — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 08:57:21 +0100

Women journalists in Kano have been urged to champion the campaign for polio eradication in the state to complement government efforts towards fighting the disease. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)

Millions of South Sudanese children receive polio vaccine in UN-backed campaign

UN News Centre - Health, Poverty, Food Security — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 05:00:00 +0100

Nigeria: Herbalists Can't Cure Polio, Governors' Forum Cautions Women

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 04:07:57 +0100

Nigerian Governors Forum, NGF, has called on rural dwellers, women groups in local government areas in Rivers State not to patronise herbalists in the fight against polio because they lack the cure for the ailment. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Nigeria: Polio - Amaechi, Governors' Forum Woo Women, Lgas

AllAfrica News: Polio — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 07:54:51 +0100

The Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) has called for the support of women groups and Local Government councils to beef up its campaign for the eradication of polio in the country. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)

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Progress Toward Poliomyelitis Eradication --- Afghanistan and Pakistan, January 2010--September 2011

CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 03:59:54 +0100

(Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)

Angola: New Case of Poliomyelitis Recorded in Uíge

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 15:17:45 +0100

A new case of poliomyelitis was recorded in the northern Uige province with a 14 year-old boy, ANGOP was learned. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Nigeria: Aliyu Commends Traditional Rulers for Polio Eradication

AllAfrica News: Polio — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 09:28:26 +0100

Governor Babangida Aliyu of Niger State has commended traditional rulers in the state for mobilising their subjects to present their wards for polio vaccination in order to eradicate the killer disease. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)

Progress toward poliomyelitis eradication --- afghanistan and pakistan, january 2010--september 2011.

MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl... — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 05:00:00 +0100

This report updates previous reports (1,4) and describes polio eradication activities and progress in Afghanistan and Pakistan during January 2010--September 2011, as of October 31, 2011, and planned activities during 2011--2012 to address challenges to polio eradication. In Afghanistan, WPV transmission during 2010--2011 predominantly occurred in the conflict-affected South Region and the adjacent Farah Province of the West Region. During 2010, 25 WPV cases were confirmed in Afghanistan, compared with 38 in 2009; 42 WPV cases were confirmed during January--September 2011, compared with 19 for the same period in 2010. In Pakistan, WPV transmission during 2010--2011occurred both in conflict-affected, inaccessible areas along the common border with Afghanistan and in accessible areas; 144 WP...

Global routine vaccination coverage, 2010.

MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl... — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 05:00:00 +0100

This report summarizes the status of vaccination coverage globally and regionally in 2010 and progress toward meeting the GIVS goal. In 2010, 130 (67%) countries had achieved 90% DTP3 coverage, and an estimated 85% of infants worldwide had received at least 3 doses of DTP vaccine. However, 19.3 million children were not fully vaccinated and remained at risk for diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis and other vaccine-preventable causes of morbidity and mortality; approximately 50% of these children live in India, Nigeria, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Despite the overall improvement in vaccination coverage during the past 37 years, routine vaccination programs need to be strengthened globally, especially in countries with the greatest numbers of unvaccinated children. PMID: 2207159...

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Progress towards eradicating poliomyelitis: Afghanistan and Pakistan, January 2010–September 2011.

Weekly Epidemiological Record — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 05:00:00 +0100

Authors: PMID: 22128383 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Weekly Epidemiological Record)

Rosalind Franklin: My Favourite Scientist [video] | @GrrlScientist

Guardian Unlimited Science — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 08:00:19 +0100

Who is your favourite scientist? One scientist talks about Rosalind Franklin and her ground-breaking workWho is your favourite scientist? One science instructor's choice is Rosalind Franklin, a biophysicist and x-ray crystallographer who may be most memorable to most people as "the woman who was not awarded the Nobel Prize for the co-discovery of the structure of DNA" (probably because she was already dead and the Nobel Prize is only awarded to those who were alive at the time of their nomination). At the time of her DNA research, Dr Franklin worked at King's College London under Maurice Wilkins. As the story goes, her advisor, who strongly disliked her, took some of her x-ray crystallography images and showed them to his friends, Francis Crick and James Watson, without her prior knowledge...

Live Virus Used In Polio Vaccine Can Evolve And Infect, Warns TAU Researcher

Health News from Medical News Today — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 08:00:00 +0100

Health professionals and researchers across the globe believe they are on the verge of eradicating polio, a devastating virus which can lead to paralysis and death. Despite successful eradication in most countries, there are still four countries where the virus is considered endemic - and many more in which the virus still lurks. Dr. Lester Shulman of Tel Aviv University's Sackler Faculty of Medicine and the Israeli Ministry of Health has spent years tracking isolated cases of live poliovirus infections, often discovered in countries that are supposedly polio-free... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

South Sudan: Mass Polio Vaccination Campaign Kicks Off

AllAfrica News: Polio — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 07:25:11 +0100

A mass Polio vaccination of children less than five years old has began in South Sudan on Tuesday as health officials and development partners seek to make Africa's newest nation free from the deadly disease that cripples children. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)

Polio can still be a threat

Health News - UPI.com — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 00:32:34 +0100

TEL AVIV, Israel, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Although health officials are close to eradicating polio, an Israeli researcher says there are ways it can still be a threat. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)

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Grant To Study Microneedle Patches For Polio Vaccine

Health News from Medical News Today — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 09:00:00 +0100

The Georgia Institute of Technology will receive funding through Grand Challenges Explorations, an initiative created by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation that enables researchers worldwide to test unorthodox ideas that address persistent health and development challenges... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

Polio still a threat to public health

EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 05:00:00 +0100

(American Friends of Tel Aviv University) After years of tracking isolated cases of live poliovirus, Dr. Lester Shulman of Tel Aviv University reports that the wild poliovirus can still be found in countries that were widely believed polio-free. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)

Grant funds feasibility study of microneedle patches for polio vaccination

EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 05:00:00 +0100

(Georgia Institute of Technology Research News) Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have received a grant to study the use of microneedle patches for the low-cost administration of polio vaccine. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)

Africa: Polio Eradication Press Conference

AllAfrica News: Polio — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 19:57:37 +0100

Julia Gillard: Good morning everyone. It's a great pleasure to stand here today in support of global efforts to eradicate polio. I'm especially pleased to be standing here with Prime Minister Cameron, President Jonathan, Prime Minister Harper, and Prime Minister Gillani, who have all shown tremendous leadership and personal commitment in this cause of eradicating polio. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)

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A Drug to Cure the Common Cold

Sound Medicine — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 04:00:00 +0100

The cold season is upon us, which gives our next guest more inspiration, if he needs it to complete his research. Todd Rider is a senior staff scientist in the MIT Lincoln Laboratory's Chemical, Biological, and Nanoscale Technologies Group. He speaks with Sound Medicine's Dr. David Crabb about a new drug he's working on that targets the cold virus -- and other diseases such as polio and deng.... (Source: Sound Medicine)

South Africa: Polio-Fighting Breakdancer Defies Gravity to Awe Crowds

AllAfrica News: Polio — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 03:20:52 +0100

In moves dance festival organisers in this seaside city described as "verging on impossible", the hip-hop dancer's feet rarely touched the floor, as he used his hands, push-up style, to execute dazzling maneuvers. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)

Isolated polio-like syndrome after tick-borne encephalitis presenting with acute hyperckemia

Neurological Sciences — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 17:10:11 +0100

We report the clinical case of an adult man presented with an acute proximal hyposthenia, severe hyperckemia, clinical and laboratoristic evidence of acute tick borne virus infection. This virus has a favourite tropism for the anterior horn cells of the cervical spine segment. Polio-like syndrome, usually affecting the upper limbs, is the clinical phenotype of an infection of the cervical motoneurons. Usually myelitis is associated to severe encephalitis and a complete diagnosis may be difficult in comatose patients. Rarely, an isolated polio-like syndrome may be the sole neurological complication of tick-borne encephalitis. Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Case ReportPages 1-4DOI 10.1007/s10072-011-0834-7Authors Sandro Zambito Marsala, Department of Neurology, Ospedale San...

Progress Toward Poliomyelitis Eradication --- India, January 2010--September 2011

CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 21:09:25 +0100

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