poliovirus Archives - News@Media https://news.media.co.za/tag/poliovirus/ Latest News & Press Releases Fri, 12 Aug 2016 06:06:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://news.media.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/cropped-SA-shines-as-a-prime-conference-destination-32x32.png poliovirus Archives - News@Media https://news.media.co.za/tag/poliovirus/ 32 32 Government of Nigeria Reports Two Wild Poliovirus Cases, First Since July 2014 https://news.media.co.za/government-of-nigeria-reports-two-wild-poliovirus-cases-first-since-july-2014/ Fri, 12 Aug 2016 06:06:23 +0000 http://news.media.co.za/?p=5108 After more than two years without wild poliovirus in Nigeria, the Government reported today that two children have been paralyzed by the disease in the northern Borno state. As an immediate priority, the Government of Nigeria is collaborating with the World Health Organization (WHO) and other partners of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative to respond […]

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]]> WHO Removes Nigeria from Polio-Endemic List https://news.media.co.za/who-removes-nigeria-from-polio-endemic-list/ Mon, 28 Sep 2015 06:13:36 +0000 http://news.media.co.za/?p=2912 Only two countries remain endemic to this paralysing disease The World Health Organization announced today that polio is no longer endemic in Nigeria. This is the first time that Nigeria has interrupted transmission of wild poliovirus, bringing the country and the African region closer than ever to being certified polio-free. The Global Polio Eradication Initiative […]

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