Poliomyelitis
Poliomyelitis, commonly shortened to polio, is an infectious disease caused by the poliovirus. In about 0.5 percent of cases, it moves from the gut to affect the central nervous system and there is muscle weakness resulting in a flaccid paralysis. This can occur over a few hours to a few days. The weakness most often involves the legs, but may less commonly involve the muscles of the head, neck and diaphragm. Many people fully recover. In those with muscle weakness, about 2 to 5 percent of children and 15 to 30 percent of adults die. For all those infected, in …
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WHO: World Health Organization · 22 March 2024 French
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Flambées d’épidémies Poliomyelitis https://www.who.int/health-topics/poliomyelitis#tab=tab_1 Poliomyélite …
World Bank Group · 20 March 2024 English
This technical note aims to provide a brief update on the health financing situation in Lao PDR and to identify critical constraints and opportunities facing the health financing system in …
vaccine preventable diseases (e.g., measles, poliomyelitis, Japanese encephalitis); and a decrease in equitable …
HDRO: United Nations Human Development Report Office · 11 March 2024 English
The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Human Development Report Office …
Women’s Career Progres- cation Versus Control for Poliomyelitis: An Economic sions from a Managerial Perspective …
TFAH: Trust for America's Health · 8 March 2024 English
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Worldwide, 2000- 2022.” al. “Progress Toward Poliomyelitis 19 deaths by age U.S. 2023 | Statista Morbidity …
WHO: World Health Organization · 8 March 2024 French
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Flambées d’épidémies Poliomyelitis https://www.who.int/health-topics/poliomyelitis#tab=tab_1 Poliomyélite …
WHO: World Health Organization · 3 March 2024 English
African region. This week’s articles cover: Poliomyelitis (cVDP2) in Zimbabwe Floods in Malawi … the Nyangana district hospital. South Sudan Poliomyelitis (cVDPV2) Grade 2 26-Feb-24 1-Jan-24 28-Feb-24 … Central Equatoria. Ongoing Events Algeria Poliomyelitis (cVDPV2) Grade 2 14-Jul-22 11-Apr-22 10-Jan-24 … are reported. No death reported so far. Benin Poliomyelitis (cVDPV2) Grade 2 8-Aug-19 24-Aug-19 31-Jan-24 … reported in five health districts. Burundi Poliomyelitis (cVDPV2) Grade 2 17-Mar-23 1-Jan-22 10-Jan-24 …
WHO: World Health Organization · 1 March 2024 French
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novel oral poliomyelitis (polio) vaccine type 2 Since March 2021, novel oral poliomyelitis vaccine type … COVID-19, dengue, Ebola, malaria, meningitis, poliomyelitis, smallpox and Mpox, respiratory syncytial virus … Flambées d’épidémies Poliomyelitis https://www.who.int/health-topics/poliomyelitis#tab=tab_1 Poliomyélite …
WHO: World Health Organization · 1 March 2024 French
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novel oral poliomyelitis (polio) vaccine type 2 Since March 2021, novel oral poliomyelitis vaccine type … COVID-19, dengue, Ebola, malaria, meningitis, poliomyelitis, smallpox and Mpox, respiratory syncytial virus …
WHO: World Health Organization · 25 February 2024 English
Atsinanana, Analanjirofo, and Analamanga Zimbabwe Poliomyelitis (cVDPV2) Grade 2 2/21/2024 2/22/2024 2/27/2024 … to 23 February 2024. Ongoing Events Algeria Poliomyelitis (cVDPV2) Grade 2 7/14/2022 4/11/2022 1/10/2024 … There were three cases reported in 2022. Benin Poliomyelitis (cVDPV2) Grade 2 8/8/2019 8/24/2019 1/31/2024 … reported in five health districts. Burundi Poliomyelitis (cVDPV2) Grade 2 3/17/2023 1/1/2022 1/10/2024 … deaths were reported in the country. Cameroon Poliomyelitis (cVDPV2) Grade 2 5/23/2019 1/1/2020 12/6/2023 …
WHO: World Health Organization · 18 February 2024 English
fatality rate of 30.8%. Ongoing Events Algeria Poliomyelitis (cVDPV2) Grade 2 14-Jul-22 11-Apr-22 10-Jan-24 … from Littoral (n=2) and Couffo (n=1). Benin Poliomyelitis (cVDPV2) Grade 2 08-Aug-19 24-Aug-19 31-Jan-24 … been reported as of 7 January 2024 Burundi Poliomyelitis (cVDPV2) Grade 2 17-Mar-23 01-Jan-22 10-Jan-24 … deaths were reported in the country. Cameroon Poliomyelitis (cVDPV2) Grade 2 23-May-19 1-Jan-20 6-Dec-23 … including one death. Central African Republic Poliomyelitis (cVDPV2) Grade 2 24-May-19 24-May-19 13-Dec-23 …