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An old virus is causing trouble anew

Also known as enterovirus D68, the virus can cause paralysis in kids. Here's what to know about EV-D68

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A new virus to worry about: EV-D68 can cause paralysis in children

LOS ANGELES — Health officials are warning doctors about another contagious virus that, in rare cases, can send children to the hospital or lead to permanent paralysis.

Los Angeles Times

Polio cases reported in Pakistan rise to 18 this year

A three-year-old boy in the southern Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province becomes the latest victim of the virus.

Al Jazeera

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WHO sees October COVID surge in Ukraine, cites polio concerns

The World Health Organisation expects a rise in COVID-19 in Ukraine to peak in October, possibly bringing hospitals close to their capacity threshold, WHO's director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday.

Reuters

Poliovirus detected in more wastewater near New York City

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said the state is stepping up polio-fighting efforts as the virus was detected in the wastewater of another county in the New York City area.

WEKU

Gov. Hochul declares polio state of emergency in New York to boost vaccinations

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York declared a state of emergency on Friday to boost vaccinations against polio.

Tribune News Service

Polio in US: What we know and what the symptoms are

New York polio case in unvaccinated man first in US since 2013

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New York governor declares disaster emergency over polio

Governor’s order allows more medical workers to administer polio vaccines after virus found in another New York county.

Al Jazeera

New York declares state of emergency over polio

Governor Kathy Hochul issued the month-long disaster declaration in an attempt to bolster vaccination rates

The Independent UK

Child vaccine plea as Nottingham sewers checked for polio

Public health officials want to see higher vaccination rates

Nottingham Post

Fears of a polio resurgence in the US have health officials on high alert – a virologist explains the history of this dreaded disease

Fears of polio gripped the U.S. in the mid-20th century. Parents were afraid to send their children to birthday parties, public pools or any place where children mingled. Children in wheelchairs served as a stark reminder of the ravages of the disease.

The Conversation

Nottingham sewers to be checked for polio virus

It has been detected in sewage samples from London

Nottingham Post

Sewage checks to take place in North East to see if polio virus is spreading

Sewage sampling is being extended to areas including North Tyneside, Newcastle and Gateshead as a precaution after health teams found polio virus in the London area

Chronicle Live

Flu season could be 'worse than previous two years' amid fears of Covid-19 surge

More people were wearing masks and social distancing in previous years, which may have kept flu cases at bay

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The Independent UK

Health leaders urged to prepare ‘agile response’ for impending flu season

Global health officials are still unsure what the impact of the forthcoming flu season will be.

Tribune News Service

Do you need a polio booster shot? Everything you need to know about polio vaccines

Adults who doubt they have been fully vaccinated against polio should talk to their doctors about getting additional shots, experts say.

The Guardian - US

A mutated virus, anti-vaxxers and a vulnerable population: how polio returned to the US

In July, a young man in the New York area was diagnosed with polio – how did a disease America snuffed out in the 70s rebound?

WEKU

Striving to outrace polio: What's it like living with the disease

As polio makes a comeback, Minda Dentler reflects on her life with the disease. Paralyzed as an infant in India, she's gone on to become a champion wheelchair triathlete and an immunization advocate.

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Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Polio is back — aided by global health failures that spread COVID and monkeypox

A case of polio in an unvaccinated man was recently announced in New York state, followed by the discovery of polio in wastewater in New York City. That means a vaccine-preventable disease has re-emerged in the United States, one of the world’s most resource-rich countries, more than 40 years after…

WEKU

New York counties gear up to fight a polio outbreak among the unvaccinated

Polio is spreading in a few New York counties with low vaccination rates. Experts warn that other places in the U.S. could face the same challenge.

Newsroom.co.nz

Falling child vaccination rates pose polio risk

There are a significant number of babies and children at risk of polio, especially in areas of high deprivation and among Māori, with an outbreak a plane ride away, says Heather Battles

The Conversation

The latest polio cases have put the world on alert. Here's what this means for Australia and people travelling overseas

Until recently, polio had only been detected in a handful of countries, thanks to global eradication efforts.

The Independent UK

Polio in US, UK and Israel reveals rare risk of oral vaccine

The polio viruses recently found in the sewer systems of Jerusalem, New York and London were mutated versions of viruses that first originated in vaccines meant to stamp out the paralytic disease

Tribune News Service

As polio surfaces in other states, how vulnerable are Floridians?

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — For the first time since the U.S. declared polio officially eradicated in 1979, Floridians are concerned about their odds of getting the disease.

Los Angeles Times

As global health threats evolved, the CDC didn't

Vanquishing disease is in the DNA of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the federal agency that in its first decade of existence oversaw the eradication of smallpox, the elimination of malaria and the stamping out of polio as threats to Americans' health.

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