Polio eradication was seeing successes in 2013, but the opposite has been seen in early 2014. A group of affected countries met last week to discuss the situation - Afghanistan, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Israel, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia and the Syrian Arab Republic. Pakistan, Cameroon, and the Syrian Arab Republic pose the greatest risk of exporting polio internationally, and the WHO has suggested that all residents who leave their country should be vaccinated between 4 weeks and 12 months before travelling. Afghanistan, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Iraq, Israel, Somalia and Nigeria have an ongoing risk, and the WHO has suggested that all residents who leave their country should be encouraged to be vaccinated. cbc.ca/news/world/polio-outbreaks-a-public-health-emergency-world-health-organization-1.2632090 ctvnews.ca/health/polio-outbreaks-a-public-health-emergency-who-1.1806207 polioeradication.org/ who.int/mediacentre/news/statements/2014/polio-20140505/en/
Posted on: Mon, 05 May 2014 16:01:14 +0000
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