The rhesus macaque monkeys that escaped a South Carolina medical lab this week are among the most studied animals on the planet ...

The interior ministry of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan on Wednesday (Nov. 6) rejected the latest findings of the United Nations.... November 6, 2024KABUL (AIP): A high-level Indian delegation, led by ...

Militant attacks and suspicion stemming from misinformation are hampering Pakistan's battle to eradicate polio, but teams of ...

However, polio remains endemic in two countries: Afghanistan and Pakistan, as per Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI). Pakistan has reported 16 poliovirus cases as of August, while ...

Polio has three serotypes -- type 1, type 2 and type 3. Type 2 and 3 were eradicated from the world. Poliovirus type 1 remains mainly in two countries - Pakistan and Afghanistan. So, about the global ...

“The fatwas have had a great impact,” Qureshi said. Yet, as Pakistan and Afghanistan seek to eradicate polio, misinformation remains a key hurdle. While immunization rates are generally high ...

only two countries remain wild polio-endemic: Afghanistan and Pakistan. Worryingly, Afghanistan has seen an increase in wild poliovirus cases, with 22 reported in 2024 alone compared to six in 2023.

On the one hand, polio eradication efforts have historically ... which is now largely limited to two countries—Pakistan and Afghanistan—and the vaccine-derived strains of the poliovirus ...

The naturally occurring form of polio remains active in only two countries in the world: Pakistan and Afghanistan. Over 50 cases of so-called wild polio have been confirmed in the region this year ...

The World Health Organization said Wednesday that "intense bombardment" and "escalating violence" in northern Gaza had forced it to postpone the final phase of a child polio vaccination drive.