The World Health Organisation has declared a polio outbreak in Papua New Guinea and called for an "immediate" vaccination campaign. Samples of the highly infectious virus were found in two healthy ...

This outbreak is a timely reminder that the last mile in the global eradication of polio remains elusive. As we emerge from a ...

Papua New Guinea has declared a polio outbreak after vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 was found in stool samples from two ...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared a polio outbreak in the country, and called for an immediate vaccination ...

The World Health Organization has declared a polio outbreak in Papua New Guinea and is calling for a vaccination campaign.

Pacific Minister Pat Conroy has said the investment would help polio vaccines reach as many as three million children in ...

With only 44 per cent of its population vaccinated, Papua New Guinea faces a renewed public health threat after confirmation ...

Australia has been polio-free since 2000 and hasn't had a major outbreak of the disease since 1961. Children are routinely ...

The poliovirus can be prevented with the oral polio vaccine.Last week, it was confirmed that poliovirus has re-emerged and is ...

The World Health Organisation identified circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 in stool samples from two healthy children in Papua New Guinea, indicating a significant public health event. The ...

Australia’s closest neighbour is scrambling to control a polio outbreak, with Far North Queensland’s declining vaccination ...