Paul Alexander, “the man in an iron lung”, dies at 78
American Paul Alexander, who lived for 72 years in a machine helping him breathe after contracting polio as a child, ...
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Health: the promise market is open
Sales are open. Not those where one rushes to buy a product or an item of clothing at -40%, I ...
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Poliomyelitis: New York declares a state of emergency
The State of New York, in the USA, has declared a state of emergency to encourage the population to be ...
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The resurgence of poliomyelitis worries in the USA
A case of poliomyelitis has been recorded in Rockland County, USA. This is the first time that contamination with this ...
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Reappearance of poliomyelitis: “We are not immune to cases in France”
Poliovirus, the virus that causes poliomyelitis, is circulating again in several countries. According to researchers, France could also be affected ...
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Polio is circulating around the world again
While the virus was virtually eradicated, the resurgence of poliomyelitis worries health authorities around the world. THE ESSENTIAL Two doses ...
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A case of polio detected in the United States for the first time since 2013
A case of poliomyelitis has been detected in the United States for the first time in nearly ten years. THE ...
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London: traces of a form of polio found in the waters
In London, traces of the poliomyelitis virus have been found in the waters of the capital of England. THE ESSENTIAL ...
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Polio: live a month in a container to test a vaccine
Belgian researchers are to conduct an experiment for a new polio vaccine, involving quarantine of participants.In the parking lot of ...
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Measles and polio: calls for action to prevent the return of serious epidemics
Around the world, COVID-19 is having a devastating effect on all health services, and in particular on vaccination against measles ...
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How Africa eradicated poliomyelitis
In a statement on August 25, the WHO announced the eradication of the wild strain responsible for poliomyelitis in Africa. ...
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Epidemic in Ghana: what is poliomyelitis?
Several countries around the world are still affected by this highly contagious virus. It can cause irreversible paralysis. The number ...
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Venezuela: polio case reported after the disease was eradicated in 1989
Almost thirty years after the eradication of polio in Venezuela, a new case of the disease has been reported by ...
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Africa: a synchronized vaccination campaign to eradicate polio
Nearly 200,000 health workers travel across West and Central Africa to immunize over 116 million children against polio.Coast to coast, ...
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Poliomyelitis: total eradication is looming
In less than 30 years, polio has been 99% eradicated thanks to vaccination. This infectious disease is feared today in ...
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Polio: the virus eradicated in Mozambique
Mozambique announces the eradication of polio from its soil. Two countries are still affected by the disease which causes paralysis.Mozambique ...
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Poliomyelitis: 51 cases worldwide since early 2015
51 cases only. Polio is in the process of being eradicated, welcomes the World Health Organization (WHO) on the occasion ...
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Poliomyelitis: nearly 4 million vaccines could be destroyed in Ukraine
While less than half of Ukrainian children are vaccinated against polio, a lobby calls for the destruction of millions of ...
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Polio: Nigeria gets rid of the virus
Big victory in Nigeria. The WHO has just declared that polio is no longer endemic in the country. But two ...
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Ukraine: two children affected by polio
WHO reports that two children aged 4 years and 10 months have contracted polio in southwestern Ukraine. None of these ...
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Compulsory vaccination validated by the Constitutional Council
The Constitutional Council ruled that compulsory vaccination complied with the constitutional requirement of health protection.It's a blow to the anti-vaccine ...
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Compulsory vaccination: decision of the Constitutional Council on March 20
The Constitutional Council will rule on March 20 on the constitutional nature of compulsory vaccination. Beyond this question, the vaccination ...
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An exoskeleton allows a man to walk again
Suffering from polio since the age of 14, a British man has found walking thanks to a particularly innovative exoskeleton.It ...
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Is compulsory vaccination necessary?
Parents of two children aged 3 and 15 months, Samia and Marc are summoned to court for refusing to have ...
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State of polio emergency: Pakistan takes action
After the declaration of a state of emergency by the WHO on polio, the Pakistani government reacted. All people leaving ...
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Polio: WHO declares public health emergency
Polio continues to spread around the world, including during the low season of contamination. The World Health Organization therefore declares ...
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Poliomyelitis: WHO considers public health emergency
The World Health Organization has announced that it has started an emergency meeting on polio due to the discovery of ...
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A disease close to polio emerges in the United States
Five children were infected with a virus similar to that of polio in California. An extremely rare disease which rarely ...
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India: vaccination helped eradicate polio
Victory for public health in India: polio has disappeared for 3 years from the country. This is the result of ...
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The Vaccinations Committee suggests lifting the vaccination obligation
Mandatory vaccines may soon no longer be. This is a suggestion from the Technical Committee on Vaccinations, in an opinion ...
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