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ALL HIGHLIGHTS
2020
- Polio Highlight (14) - 4 April 2020Polio eradication and COVID-19. A public health imperative
- Polio Highlight (13) - 28 March 2020Call to action to support COVID-19 response. Polio Oversight Board Statement
- Polio Highlight (12) - 21 March 2020Acute Flaccid Paralysis Rate per 100,000 children <15 years, by country, last 52 weeks
- Polio Highlight (11) - 14 March 2020GPEI statement on COVID-19. A moral imperative to stand together
- Polio Highlight (10) - 7 March 2020Percentage of AFP Cases with Adequate Stool Specimens Collected by Country, Last 52 Weeks
- Polio Highlight (09) - 29 February 2020Gender Equality Strategy 2019-2023
- Polio Highlight (08) - 22 February 2020Proportion of 2019 Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) Cases Pending Classification, by Country
- Polio Highlight (07) - 15 February 2020Statement of the Twenty-Third IHR Emergency Committee Regarding the International Spread of Poliovirus
- Polio Highlight (06) - 8 February 2020Countries with 2019 AFP Cases Pending Classification
- Polio Highlight (05) - 1 February 2020Timing of Isolation Results, the Americas, 2018-2019
- Polio Highlight (04) - 25 January 2020
Virus Isolation Test Results, the Americas, 2018-2019
- Polio Highlight (03) - 18 January 2020
Distribution of AFP Cases by Final Classification, by Country, 2019
- Polio Highlight (02) - 11 January 2020
Reported vs Expected AFP Cases, by Country, 2019
- Polio Highlight (01) - 04 January 2020% of Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) cases investigated < 48 hours, Region of the Americas 1989-2019
2019
- Polio Highlight (52) - 28 December 2019The Polio Team at PAHO Wishes You a Happy New Year!
- Polio Highlight (50-51) - 21 December 2019Season’s greetings from the polio team at PAHO!
- Polio Highlight (49) - 07 December 2019Proportion of AFP cases with pending classification more than 90 days after paralysis onset, by country, 2019
- Polio Highlight (48) - 30 November 2019Proportion of 2019 Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) Cases Pending Classification, by Country
- Polio Highlight (47) - 23 November 2019Global leaders pledge us$2.6 billion to eradicate polio at the Reaching the Last Mile forum in Abu Dhabi
- Polio Highlight (46) - 16 November 2019Timing of Isolation Results, The Americas, 2018-2019
- Polio Highlight (45) - 9 November 2019Summary of current cVDPV Outbreaks, 2017-2019
- Polio Highlight (44) - 2 November 2019Distribution of AFP Cases by Final Classification, by Country, last 52 weeks
- Polio Highlight (43) - 26 October 2019Countries with 2018 AFP Cases Pending Classification
- Polio Highlight (42) - 19 October 2019Certificate of Eradication: Wild Poliovirus Type 3
- Polio Highlight (41) - 12 October 2019Virus Isolation Test Results The Americas, 2018-2019
- Polio Highlight (40) - 05 October 2019Percentage of AFP Cases with Adequate Stool Specimens Collected by Country, Last 52 Weeks
- Polio Highlight (39) - 28 September 2019Acute Flaccid Paralysis Rate per 100,000 children <15 years, by country, last 52 weeks
- Polio Highlight (38) - 21 September 2019Respuesta ante un brote de poliomielitis - video
- Polio Highlight (37) - 14 September 2019Proportion of AFP cases with pending classification more than 90 days after paralysis onset, by country, 2019
- Polio Highlight (36) - 07 September 2019Proportion of 2019 Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) Cases Pending Classification, by Country
- Polio Highlight (35) - 31 August 2019% of Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) cases investigated < 48 hours, Region of the Americas 1989-2019
- Polio Highlight (34) - 24 August 2019Countries with 2018 AFP Cases Pending Classification
- Polio Highlight (33) - 17 August 201925 years of the Certification of Polio Elimination in the Americas: An achievement that encouraged the hope of living in a world free of Polio
- Polio Highlight (32) - 10 August 2019Timing of Isolation Results, The Americas, 2018-2019
- Polio Highlight (31) - 03 August 2019Virus Isolation Test Results The Americas, 2018-2019
- Polio Highlight (30) - 27 July 2019History of Polio, Part III: The Polio Endgame (video)
- Polio Highlight (29) - 20 July 2019History of Polio, Part II: Progress in the Americas (video)
- Polio Highlight (28) - 13 July 2019History of Polio, Part I: Suffering the disease (video)
- Polio Highlight (27) - 06 July 2019Proportion of AFP cases with pending classification more than 90 days after paralysis onset, by country, 2019
- Polio Highlight (26) - 29 June 2019G20 leaders “reaffirm commitment to eradicate polio”
- Polio Highlight (25) - 22 June 2019Countries with 2018 AFP Cases Pending Classification
- Polio Highlight (24) - 15 June 2019Poliovirus Containment Animation
- Polio Highlight (23) - 08 June 2019Polio: Statement of the Twenty-first IHR Emergency Committee
- Polio Highlight (22) - 01 June 2019The Polio Surveillance System
- Polio Highlight (21) - 25 May 2019Countries share ideas on how to boost confidence in vaccines, emphasizing the global need to address this issue
- Polio Highlight (20) - 18 May 2019Distribution of AFP Cases by Final Classification, by Country, 2018
- Polio Highlight (19) - 11 May 2019Acute Flaccid Paralysis Rate per 100,000 children <15 years, by country, last 52 weeks
- Polio Highlight (18) - 04 May 2019Proportion of 2019 Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) Cases Pending Classification, by Country
- Polio Highlight (17) - 27 April 2019Polio Endgame Strategy 2019–2023
- Polio Highlight (16) - 20 April 2019Percentage of AFP Cases with Adequate Stool Specimens Collected by Country, Last 52 Weeks
- Polio Highlight (15) - 13 April 2019Vaccination Week in the Americas 20-27 April 2019
- Polio Highlight (14) - 06 April 2019Countries with 2018 AFP Cases Pending Classification
- Polio Highlight (13) - 30 March 2019Final report and recommendations from the 10th Meeting of the RCC for the Polio Endgame in the Region of the Americas
- Polio Highlight (12) - 23 March 2019Timing of Isolation Results, The Americas, 2018-2019
- Polio Highlight (11) - 16 March 2019Virus Isolation Test Results, 2018-19
- Polio Highlight (10) - 09 March 2019Adequate Stool Collection Percentage
- Polio Highlight (09) - 02 March 2019Evaluation of compliance with vaccination coverage and surveillance indicators of AFPs. 2017-2019
- Polio Highlight (08) - 23 February 2019GPEI Standard Operating Procedures for responding to a poliovirus event or outbreak
- Polio Highlight (07) - 16 February 2019Countries with 2018 AFP Cases Pending Classification
- Polio Highlight (06) - 09 February 2019Non-polio AFP Rate
- Polio Highlight (05) - 02 February 2019Reported vs Expected AFP Cases, by Country, 2018
- Polio Highlight (04) - 26 January 2019Acute Flaccid Paralysis Rate per 100,000 children <15 years, by country, last 52 weeks
- Polio Highlight (03) - 19 January 2019Percentage of AFP cases with pending classification more than 90 days after paralysis onset, by country, 2018
- Polio Highlight (02) - 12 January 2019Adequate Stool Collection Percentage
- Polio Highlight (01) - 05 January 2019“Zero polio transmission and health for all”, WHO Director-General gives new year’s wish to the people of Afghanistan and Pakistan
- Polio Highlight (52) - 29 December 2018The Polio Team at PAHO Wishes You a Happy New Year!
- Polio Highlight (50) - 15 December 2018Season’s greetings from the polio team at PAHO!
2018
- Polio Highlight (49) - 08 December 2018Regional Certification Commission for the Polio Endgame Terms of Reference
- Polio Highlight (48) - 01 December 2018Countries of the Americas seek to strengthen measures to keep the Region free of polio and move towards global eradication
- Polio Highlight (47) - 24 November 2018National Certification Committees (NCC) Updated Terms of Reference
- Polio Highlight (46) - 17 November 2018Percentage of AFP Cases with Adequate Stool Specimens Collected by Country, Last 52 Weeks
- Polio Highlight (45) - 10 November 2018Non-polio AFP Rate
- Polio Highlight (44) - 03 November 2018Percentage of Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) cases investigated in < 48 hours, last 52 weeks
- Polio Highlight (43) - 27 October 2018Percentage of Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) Cases Investigated in < 48 hours by Country, 2016-2018
- Polio Highlight (42) - 20 October 2018Countries of the Americas urged to take action to keep polio at bay
- Polio Highlight (41) - 13 October 2018World Polio Day 2018
- Polio Highlight (40) - 06 October 2018G20 Ministers of Health recognize the importance of eradicating polio
- Polio Highlight (39) - 29 September 2018Acute Flaccid Paralysis Rate per 100,000 children <15 years, by country, last 52 weeks
- Polio Highlight (38) - 22 September 2018Percentage of AFP cases with pending classification more than 90 days after paralysis onset, by country, 2018
- Polio Highlight (37) - 15 September 2018Adequate Stool Collection Percentage
- Polio Highlight (36) - 08 September 2018Percentage of Stool Specimens Not Yet in Lab from AFP cases in less than 15 years old, by Country, last 52 weeks
- Polio Highlight (35) - 1 September 2018Proportion of 2018 Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) Cases Pending Classification, by Country
- Polio Highlight (34) - 25 August 2018Expected and Reported AFP Cases, by Country, 2017-18
- Polio Highlight (33) - 18 August 2018Percentage of Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) cases investigated in < 48 hours, by country, last 52 weeks
- Polio Highlight (32) - 11 August 2018Virus Isolation Test Results The Americas, 2017-2018
- Polio Highlight (31) - 4 August 2018Timing of Isolation Results, The Americas, 2017-2018
- Polio Highlight (30) - 28 July 2018Countries with 2017 AFP Cases Pending Classification
- Polio Highlight (29) - 21 July 2018Non-polio AFP Rate
- Polio Highlight (28) - 14 July 2018Non-polio AFP Rate
- Polio Highlight (27) - 07 July 2018Acute Flaccid Paralysis Rate per 100,000 children <15 years, by country, last 52 weeks
- Polio Highlight (26) - 30 June 2018% of Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) cases investigated < 48 hours, Region of the Americas 1988-2018
- Polio Highlight (25) - 23 June 2018Guidance to minimize risks for facilities collecting, handling or storing materials potentially infectious for polioviruses
- Polio Highlight (24) - 16 June 2018Proportion of Stool Specimens Not Yet in Lab from AFP cases in less than 15 years old, by Country, last 52 weeks
- Polio Highlight (23) - 09 June 2018Epidemiological Update: Detection of Sabin type 3 vaccine poliovirus in a case of Acute Flaccid Paralysis
- Polio Highlight (22) - 02 June 2018Administration of fractional doses of the IPV vaccine (fIPV) intradermally - Instructional video
- Polio Highlight (21) - 26 May 2018Percentage of AFP cases with pending classification more than 90 days after paralysis onset, by country, 2018
- Polio Highlight (20) - 19 May 2018Informes de las reuniones de comités asesores sobre polio
- Polio Highlight (19) - 12 May 2018Countries with 2017 AFP Cases Pending Classification
- Polio Highlight (18) - 05 May 2018Statement of the Seventeenth International Health Regulations (IHR) Emergency Committee Regarding the International Spread of Poliovirus, April 30 2018
- Polio Highlight (17) - 28 April 2018Polio transition and post-certification: Draft strategic action plan on polio transition
- Polio Highlight (16) - 21 April 2018Vaccination Week in the Americas (VWA) launched 23 April in Cuba with the slogan "Strengthen your defense! #GetVax #VaccinesWork" and goes until 28 April.
- Polio Highlight (15) - 14 April 2018AFP Cases Pending Classification, by Country, 2017-18
- Polio Highlight (14) - 04 April 2018Distribution of AFP Cases by Final Classification, by Country, 2017
- Polio Highlight (13) - 31 March 2018Percentage of AFP Cases with Adequate Stool Specimens Collected by Country, Last 52 Weeks
- Polio Highlight (12) - 24 March 2018Countries with 2017 AFP Cases Pending Classification
- Polio Highlight (11) - 17 March 2018Proportion of Stool Specimens Not Yet in Lab from AFP cases in less than 15 years old, by Country, last 52 weeks
- Polio Highlight (10) - 10 March 2018Acute Flaccid Paralysis Rate per 100,000 children <15 years, by country, last 52 weeks
- Polio Highlight (09) - 03 March 2018Reported vs Expected AFP Cases, by Country, 2017
- Polio Highlight (08) - 24 February 2018Proportion of 2017 Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) Cases Pending Classification, by Country
- Polio Highlight (07) - 17 February 2018Supporting materials for the fractional doses of the inactivated poliovirus vaccine (fIPV)
- Polio Highlight (06) - 10 February 2018Proportion of AFP Cases with Adequate Stool Specimens Collected, by Country, Last 52 Weeks
- Polio Highlight (05) - 03 February 2018Report of the Second Meeting of the Containment Advisory Group
- Polio Highlight (04) - 27 January 2018Proportion of Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) cases investigated in < 48 hours, by country, 2017
- Polio Highlight (03) - 20 January 2018Proportion of AFP cases with pending classification more than 90 days after paralysis onset, by country, 2017
- Polio Highlight (02) - 13 January 2018Acute Flaccid Paralysis Rate per 100,000 children <15 years, by country, last 52 weeks
- Polio Highlight (01) - 06 January 2018Proportion of Stool Specimens Not Yet in Lab from AFP cases in less than 15 years old, by Country, 2017
2017
- Polio Highlight (48) - 02 December 20175th Regional Polio Meeting (Photo)
- Polio Highlight (47) - 25 November 2017Lessons learned on IPV introduction and the Switch from tOPV to bOPV in the Americas
- Polio Highlight (46) - 18 November 2017Implementation of fractional doses of the inactivated poliovirus vaccine (fIPV)
- Polio Highlight (45) - 11 November 2017Percent AFP cases with pending classification more than 90 days after paralysis onset, 2017
- Polio Highlight (44) - 04 November 2017Countries with 2016 AFP Cases Pending Classification
- Polio Highlight (43) - 28 October 2017Administration of fractional doses of the inactivated poliovirus vaccine (fIPV) intradermally
- Polio Highlight (42) - 21 October 2017Renewing commitment to Global Polio Eradication
- Polio Highlight (41) - 14 October 2017World Polio Day 2017
- Polio Highlight (40) - 07 October 2017Percentage of Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) Cases Investigated in < 48 hours by Country, 2015-2017
- Polio Highlight (39) - 30 September 2017Percentage of Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) cases investigated in < 48 hours, last 52 weeks
- Polio Highlight (38) - 23 September 201729th Pan American Sanitary Conference
- Polio Highlight (37) - 16 September 2017Percentage of AFP Cases with Adequate Stool Specimens Collected by Country, Last 52 Weeks
- Polio Highlight (36) - 09 September 2017Proportion of 2016 Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) Cases Pending Classification by Country - The Americas
- Polio Highlight (35) - 02 September 2017Percent of Specimens Not Yet in Lab, by Country
- Polio Highlight (34) - 26 August 2017Global and Regional Highlight, Week #34
- Polio Highlight (33) - 19 August 2017Global and Regional Highlight, Week #33
- Polio Highlight (32) - 12 August 2017Global and Regional Highlight, Week #32
- Polio Highlight (31) - 05 August 2017Global and Regional Highlight, Week #31
- Polio Highlight (30) - 29 July 2017Global and Regional Highlight, Week #30
- Polio Highlight (29) - 22 July 2017Global and Regional Highlight, Week #29
- Polio Highlight (28) - 15 July 2017Global and Regional Highlight, Week #28
- Polio Highlight (27) - 08 July 2017Global and Regional Highlight, Week #27
- Polio Highlight (26) - 01 July 2017Global and Regional Highlight, Week #26
- Polio Highlight (25) - 24 June 2017Global and Regional Highlight, Week #25
- Polio Highlight (24) - 17 June 2017Global and Regional Highlight, Week #24
- Polio Highlight (23) - 10 June 2017Global and Regional Highlight, Week #23
- Polio Highlight (22) - 03 June 2017Acute Flaccid Paralysis Rate per 100,000 children <15 years, last 52 weeks - The Americas
- Polio Highlight (21) - 27 May 2017Status Report on Poliomyelitis
- Polio Highlight (20) - 20 May 2017Wild Poliovirus & cVDPV Cases, Previous 6 Months - Global
- Polio Highlight (19) - 13 May 2017Final Report from Ad-hoc Virtual TAG Meeting
- Polio Highlight (18) - 06 May 2017Percent AFP cases with pending classification >90 days after paralysis onset, 2017
- Polio Highlight (17) - 29 April 2017The Switch: 1-Year Anniversary, by Diana Chang Blanc and Robin Nandy
- Polio Highlight (16) - 22 April 201715 reasons to celebrate 15 years of Vaccination Week in the Americas (Photo Story)
- Polio Highlight (15) - 15 April 2017Vaccination Week in the Americas celebrates 15 years
- Polio Highlight (14) - 08 April 2017Non-polio AFP Rate
- Polio Highlight (13) - 01 April 2017Proportion of 2016 Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) Cases Pending Classification by Country
- Polio Highlight (12) - 25 March 2017Making strides with poliovirus containment
- Polio Highlight (11) - 18 March 2017From Coast to Coast: Africa Unites to Tackle Threat of Polio
- Polio Highlight (10) - 11 March 2017New wild poliovirus type 1 in Pakistan
- Polio Highlight (09) - 04 March 2017Wild Poliovirus & cVDPV Cases, Previous 6 Months
- Polio Highlight (08) - 25 February 2017The Magic Number is Zero
- Polio Highlight (07) - 18 February 2017Percent AFP cases with pending classification >90 days after paralysis onset, 2016
- Polio Highlight (06) - 11 February 2017Statement of the 12th International Health Regulations (IHR) Emergency Committee
- Polio Highlight (05) - 04 February 2017When 2 Does Not Equal 2
- Polio Highlight (04) - 28 January 2017Acute Flaccid Paralysis Rate per 100,000 children <15 years, last 52 weeks - The Americas
- Polio Highlight (03) - 21 January 2017Proportion of 2016 Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) Cases Pending Classification by Country
- Polio Highlight (02) - 14 January 2017Non-polio AFP Rate - Global
- Polio Highlight (01) - 07 January 2017Adequate Stool Collection Percentage - Global
- Polio Highlight (52) - 31 December 2016Global Wild Poliovirus & cVDPV Cases, Previous 12 Months
- Polio Highlight (51) - 24 December 2016A message from Dr. Michel Zaffran, Director of WHO/Polio
- Polio Highlight (50) - 17 December 2016Global Polio Eradication Initiative's review of 2016
- Polio Highlight (49) - 10 December 20164th Polio Regional Meeting: Polio Eradication and Endgame Progress
2016
- Polio Highlight (48) - 03 December 2016The Switch in the Americas: a mini-documentary
- Polio Highlight (47) - 26 November 2016GPEI Polio Partner Named Outstanding Foundation
- Polio Highlight (46) - 19 November 2016Statement of the 11th International Health Regulations (IHR) Emergency Committee
- Polio Highlight (45) - 12 November 2016Impact PAHO: Vaccination
- Polio Highlight (44) - 05 November 2016Responding to a poliovirus event and outbreak
- Polio Highlight (43) - 29 October 2016Lake Chad Basin
- Polio Highlight (42) - 22 October 2016Recognizing Health Care Workers on this World Polio Day
- Polio Highlight (41) - 15 October 2016Let's celebrate World Polio Day this Monday October 24th!
- Polio Highlight (40) - 08 October 2016Wild polio and vaccine derived polio in Nigeria
- Polio Highlight (39) - 01 October 2016The Global Polio Eradication Initiative launches a new Website
- Polio Highlight (38) - 24 September 2016Bye-bye Measles! The Region of the Americas have eliminated measles!
- Polio Highlight (37) - 17 September 2016WHO's Weekly Epidemiological Record (WER), 9 September 2016
- Polio Highlight (36) - 10 September 2016WHO's Weekly Epidemiological Record (WER), 9 September 2016
- Polio Highlight (36) - 10 September 2016Adequate Stool Collection Percentage
- Polio Highlight (35) - 03 September 2016Percent AFP cases with pending classification >90 days after paralysis onset, 2016
- Polio Highlight (34) - 27 August 2016Non-polio AFP Rate- Global
- Polio Highlight (33) - 20 August 201625 Years polio free
- Polio Highlight (32) - 13 August 2016Proportion of 2015 Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) Cases Pending Classification by Country - The Americas
- Polio Highlight (31) - 06 August 2016Nigeria reports 2 cases of wild poliovirus
- Polio Highlight (30) - 30 July 2016Two Years Free From Wild Polio in Nigeria
- Polio Highlight (29) - 23 July 2016Global Wild Poliovirus & cVDPV Cases, Previous 6 Months
- Polio Highlight (28) - 16 July 2016Percentage of AFP Cases with Adequate Stool Specimens Collected by Country, Last 52 Weeks - Latin America & Caribbean
- Polio Highlight (27) - 09 July 2016Acute Flaccid Paralysis Rate per 100,000 children <15 years, last 52 weeks - The Americas
- Polio Highlight (26) - 02 July 2016Responding to a poliovirus event and outbreak
- Polio Highlight (25) - 25 June 2016% of Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) cases investigated < 48 hours, Region of the Americas 1988-2016
- Polio Highlight (24) - 18 June 2016Sixty-Ninth World Health Assembly - Report by the Secretariat on Poliomyelitis
- Polio Highlight (23) - 11 June 2016Conclusions and Recommendations from the April 2016 SAGE Meeting. Section on Polio Eradication begins on page 273
- Polio Highlight (22) - 04 June 2016TAG recommendations on the use of IPV
- Polio Highlight (21) - 28 May 2016Statement on the 9th IHR Emergency Committee meeting regarding the international spread of poliovirus
- Polio Highlight (20) - 21 May 2016Percent AFP cases with pending classification >90 days after paralysis onset, 2016
- Polio Highlight (19) - 14 May 2016Proportion of 2015 Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) Cases Pending Classification by Country.
- Polio Highlight (18) - 07 May 2016Securing a Polio-free World: Containing Polioviruses Safely and Securely
- Polio Highlight (17) - 30 April 2016155 countries achieve tremendous milestone for global polio eradication
- Polio Highlight (16) - 23 April 2016The coordinated global switch from tOPV to bOPV is underway
- Polio Highlight (15) - 16 April 2016Securing a Polio-Free World: Phasing Out Oral Polio Vaccines
- Polio Highlight (14) - 09 April 2016The Switch begins!
- Polio Highlight (13) - 02 April 2016Securing a Polio-Free World: The Polio Vaccines
- Polio Highlight (12) - 26 March 2016GAPIII Containment Certification Scheme (CCSS) - WHO Draft 17 March 2016
- Polio Highlight (11) - 19 March 2016Securing a Polio-Free World: Introductory video
- Polio Highlight (10) - 12 March 2016The Switch from tOPV to bOPV - Animation Video
- Polio Highlight (09) - 05 March 2016Wild Poliovirus Cases, Previous 6 Months - Global
- Polio Highlight (08) - 27 February 2016Statement on the 8th IHR Emergency Committee meeting regarding the international spread of poliovirus
- Polio Highlight (07) - 20 February 2016Proportion of 2015 Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) Cases Pending Classification by Country - The Americas
- Polio Highlight (06) - 13 February 2016Countries using IPV vaccine to date and formal decision to introduce - Global
- Polio Highlight (05) - 06 February 2016National Wild Poliovirus and VDPV Containment Report
- Polio Highlight (04) - 30 January 2016Adequate Stool Collection Percentage - Global
- Polio Highlight (03) - 23 January 2016Non-polio AFP Rate - Global
- Polio Highlight (02) - 16 January 2016Monthly Distribution of Wild Poliovirus Cases, 2011-2015 – Global
- Polio Highlight (01) - 09 January 2016Containment of Polioviruses
- Polio Highlight (52) - 02 January 2016Poliovirus Containment
- Polio Highlight (51) - 26 December 2015Happy New Year 2016!
- Polio Highlight (50) - 19 December 2015We wish you all a very Merry Christmas with your families and loved ones!
- Polio Highlight (49) - 12 December 2015Report on the September 2015 Meeting of the SAGE
2015
- Polio Highlight (48) - 05 December 2015Regional Polio Meeting: Next Steps in Certification and Containment
- Polio Highlight (47) - 28 November 2015WHO Statement on the Seventh International Health Regulations (IHR) Emergency Committee meeting regarding the international spread of poliovirus
- Polio Highlight (46) - 21 November 2015Final Classification of AFP Cases, Comparison of 2014 and 2015 Data - Global
- Polio Highlight (45) - 14 November 2015Adequate Stool Collection Percentage
- Polio Highlight (44) - 07 November 2015Acute Flaccid Paralysis Rate per 100,000 children <15 years, last 52 weeks - The Americas
- Polio Highlight (43) - 31 October 2015Percent AFP cases with pending classification >90 days after paralysis onset, 2015
- Polio Highlight (42) - 24 October 2015The SAGE confirms switch date as April 2016
- Polio Highlight (41) - 17 October 2015Celebrating World Polio Day, October 24th
- Polio Highlight (40) - 10 October 2015Protocol for notification, risk assessment, and response following detection type 2
- Polio Highlight (39) - 03 October 2015IPV Introduction in Nigeria
- Polio Highlight (38) - 26 September 2015IPV Introduction in Nepal
- Polio Highlight (37) - 24 September 2015Albania introduced IPV in March of 2014
- Polio Highlight (36) - 12 September 2015A new tool in the fight against polio: The Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV) - Video
- Polio Highlight (35) - 05 September 2015Sixth meeting of the IHR Emergency Committee concerning Polio
- Polio Highlight (34) - 29 August 2015% of Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) cases investigated < 48 hours - The Americas 1988-2015
- Polio Highlight (33) - 15 August 2015Percentage of AFP Cases with Adequate Stool Specimens Collected by Country, Last 52 Weeks - Latin America & Caribbean
- Polio Highlight (32) - 15 August 2015Percent AFP cases with pending classification >90 days after paralysis onset, 2015
- Polio Highlight (31) - 08 August 2015Acute Flaccid Paralysis Rate per 100,000 children <15 years, last 52 weeks - The Americas
- Polio Highlight (30) - 01 August 2015FAQs on the Switch (Part)
- Polio Highlight (29) - 25 July 2015FAQs on the Switch (Part)
- Polio Highlight (28) - 18 July 2015FAQs on the Switch (Part)
- Polio Highlight (27) - 11 July 2015FAQs on the Switch (Part)
- Polio Highlight (26) - 04 July 2015FAQs on the Switch (Part)
- Polio Highlight (25) - 27 June 2015FAQs on the Switch (Part)
- Polio Highlight (24) - 20 June 2015FAQs on the Switch (Part)
- Polio Highlight (23) - 13 June 2015Sixty-Eighth World Health Assembly Resolution on Poliomyelitis
- Polio Highlight (22) - 06 June 2015FAQs on the Switch (Part)
- Polio Highlight (21) - 30 May 2015FAQs on the Switch
- Polio Highlight (20) - 23 May 2015WHA reaches agreement on polio
- Polio Highlight (19) - 16 May 201529 AFP cases reported in 2014 still pending final classification in the Americas
- Polio Highlight (18) - 09 May 2015Switch from tOPV to bOPV
- Polio Highlight (17) - 02 May 2015Fifth meeting of the International Health Regulations Emergency Committee on Polio
- Polio Highlight (16) - 25 April 2015Countries using IPV vaccine to date and formal decision/intent to introduce
- Polio Highlight (15) - 18 April 2015The 13th Vaccination Week in the Americas (VWA) will be celebrated from April 25th to May 2nd, 2015
- Polio Highlight (14) - 11 April 2015No new cVDPV2 cases detected since 13 December 2014 in the world
- Polio Highlight (13) - 04 April 2015Wild Poliovirus Cases, Previous 6 Months - Global
- Polio Highlight (12) - 28 March 2015141 2014 AFP cases are pending classification. PAHO urges countries to classify their 2014 AFP cases
- Polio Highlight (11) - 21 March 2015Statement on the 4th IHR Emergency Committee meeting regarding the international spread of wild poliovirus
- Polio Highlight (10) - 14 March 2015Media Resource Kit
- Polio Highlight (09) - 07 March 2015Preparing for unexpected situations
- Polio Highlight (08) - 28 February 2015Multiple Injections: Acceptability and Safety
- Polio Highlight (07) - 21 February 2015IPV Training Modules
- Polio Highlight (06) - 14 February 2015Percent AFP cases with pending classification >90 days after paralysis onset, 2014
- Polio Highlight (05) - 07 February 2015Monthly Distribution of Wild Poliovirus Cases, 2010-2015 – Global
- Polio Highlight (04) - 31 January 2015Nigeria: Looking Towards a Polio-Free Future. Six months with no case of wild polio signifies dramatic progress in Nigeria.
- Polio Highlight (03) - 24 January 2015Proportion of 2014 Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) Cases Pending Classification by Country, The Americas
- Polio Highlight (02) - 17 January 2015Background and Technical Rationale for Introduction of one dose of Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV) in Routine Immunization Schedule
- Polio Highlight (01) - 10 January 2015Brief on IPV Introduction, OPV Withdrawal, and Routine Immunization Strengthening
- Polio Highlight (53) - 03 January 2015Looking Forward into 2015
2014
- Polio Highlight (49) - 6 December 2014Acute Flaccid Paralysis Rate per 100,000 children <15 years, last 52 weeks* - The Americas
- Polio Highlight (48) - 29 November 2014IPV in 5 doses vial was prequalified by WHO and approved to be used up to 28 days
- Polio Highlight (47) - 22 November 2014Proportion of 2014 Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) Cases Pending Classification by Country, The Americas
- Polio Highlight (46) - 15 November 2014Inactivated Poliovirus Vaccine (IPV) Introduction - Practical Guide
- Polio Highlight (45) - 08 November 2014Frequently Asked Questions on the Introduction of IPV.
- Polio Highlight (44) - 01 November 2014FAQ #6 What type of protection do polio vaccines offer?
- Polio Highlight (43) - 25 October 2014FAQ #5 What is the risk for countries if they do not introduce IPV?
- Polio Highlight (42) - 18 october 201424 October - World Polio Day
- Polio Highlight (41) - 11 october 2014FAQ #4 What schedule should countries be using for IPV, and how many doses are recommended?
- Polio Highlight (40) - 04 october 2014FAQ #3 When do countries need to introduce IPV and switch to bOPV?
- Polio Highlight (39) - 27 September 2014FAQ #2 Why will countries need to switch from tOPV to bOPV?
- Polio Highlight (38) - 20 September 2014Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV) Introduction - FAQ#1: Why should countries introduce IPV?
- Polio Highlight (37) - 13 September 2014Performance of Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) Surveillance and Incidence of Poliomyelitis, 2014 - Global
- Polio Highlight (36) - 06 September 2014Wild Poliovirus (WPV) Cases by Type - Global. Year to Date Comparison, 2013 - 2014
- Polio Highlight (35) - 30 August 2014Percent AFP cases with pending classification >90 days after paralysis onset, 2014
- Polio Highlight (34) - 23 August 2014TAG Recommendations on the Polio Eradication and Endgame Strategic Plan 2013-2018
- Polio Highlight (33) - 16 August 2014Proportion of 2014 Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) Cases Pending Classification by Country, The Americas
- Polio Highlight (32) - 09 August 2014Global Polio Eradication Initiative: Report from the 10th meeting of the Independent Monitoring Board (IMB)
- Polio Highlight (31) - 02 August 2014Proportion of municipalities with different OPV3 coverage levels in children <1 year of age Latin America and the Caribbean, 2013
- Polio Highlight (30) - 26 July 2014Wild Poliovirus (WPV) Cases by Type - Global. Year to Date Comparison, 2013 - 2014
- Polio Highlight (29) - 19 July 2014Acute Flaccid Paralysis Rate per 100,000 children <15 years of Age, 1995-2014 Brazil, Caribbean, Mexico, and Central America
- Polio Highlight (28) - 12 July 2014Wild Poliovirus (WPV) Cases - Global. Year to Date Comparison, 2013 - 2014
- Polio Highlight (27) - 05 July 2014Maintaining the accreditation of the polio laboratories of the Americas. On-site visits to Polio Laboratory Network, 2012-2014
- Polio Highlight (26) - 28 June 2014Percentage of Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) cases investigated < 48 hours, Region of the Americas 1988-2014*
- Polio Highlight (25) - 21 June 2014Detection of imported wild poliovirus in environmental samples - Epidemiological Alert, 21 June 2014
- Polio Highlight (24) - 14 June 2014Percentage of AFP Cases with Adequate Stool Specimens Collected by Country, Last 52 Weeks - Latin America & Caribbean
- Polio Highlight (23) - 07 June 2014Average of Days Between Sample Taken Date & Result Date, Latin America, 2014
- Polio Highlight (22) - 31 May 2014Progress towards polio eradication worldwide, 2013–2014
- Polio Highlight (21) - 24 May 2014Remembering a Hero
- Polio Highlight (20) - 17 May 2014Districts with Cases Caused by Wild Polioviruses, Previous 6 Months - Global
- Polio Highlight (19) - 10 May 2014Proportion of 2013 Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) Cases Pending Classification by Country, The Americas
- Polio Highlight (18) - 03 May 2014Polio declared public health emergency of international concern under International Health Regulations
- Polio Highlight (16) - 19 April 2014Vaccination Week in the Americas, 26 April – 3 May 2014
- Polio Highlight (15) - 12 April 2014Adequate Stool Collection Percentage
- Polio Highlight (14) - 05 April 2014Non-Polio AFP Rate, Global
- Polio Highlight (13) - 29 March 2014New polio cases in Equatorial Guinea and Iraq
- Polio Highlight (12) - 22 March 2014WHO South-East Asia Region (SEARO) Certified Polio-free
- Polio Highlight (11) - 15 March 2014Proportion of 2013 Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) Cases Pending Classification by Country, The Americas
- Polio Highlight (10) - 08 March 2014Wild Poliovirus (WPV) Cases - Year to Date Comparison, 2013 - 2014
- Polio Highlight (09) - 01 March 2014Wild Polio Virus Cases 2009-2014, Global
- Polio Highlight (08) - 22 February 2014New WHO position paper on polio vaccines (2014)
- Polio Highlight (07) - 15 February 2014Proportion of 2013 Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) Cases Pending Classification by Country, The Americas
- Polio Highlight (06) - 08 February 2014Circulating Vaccine-derived Poliovirus Cases, 2000-2014 - Global
- Polio Highlight (05) - 01 February 2014353 2013 AFP cases are pending classification. PAHO urges countries to classify their 2013 AFP cases.
- Polio Highlight (04) - 25 January 2014Wild Poliovirus Infected Districts - Global, 2012-2013
- Polio Highlight (03) - 18 January 2014Adequate Stool Collection Percentage - Global
- Polio Highlight (02) - 11 January 2014India three years polio-free
- Polio Highlight (01) - 04 January 2014Acute Flaccid Paralysis Rate per 100,000 children <15 years of Age, The Americas, 2013
- Polio Highlight (52) - 28 December 2013Wild Poliovirus Cases by Type 2012 & 2013 - Year to Date Comparison
2013
- Polio Highlight (51) - 21 December 2013Merry Christmas!
- Polio Highlight (50) - 14 December 2013Progress Toward Poliomyelitis Eradication - Nigeria, January 2012–September 2013
- Polio Highlight (49) - 07 December 2013The draft strategic plan for outbreak response in the Middle East
- Polio Highlight (48) - 30 November 2013Proportion of 2013 Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) Cases Pending Classification by country, The Americas
- Polio Highlight (46) - 16 November 2013Polio in the Syrian Arab Republic - update
- Polio Highlight (45) - 09 November 2013PAHO is working on its operational plan to achieve the polio-related outputs defined in the Plan and Budget 2014-2015
- Polio Highlight (44) - 02 November 2013Acute Flaccid Paralysis Rate per 100,000 children<15 years of Age, the Americas.
- Polio Highlight (43) - 26 October 2013WHO/ Polio in the Syrian Arab Republic
- Polio Highlight (41) - 12 October 2013Non-polio AFP Rate
- Polio Highlight (40) - 05 October 2013Oversight Board reaffirms unflagging commitment
- Polio Highlight (38) - 21 September 2013Polio outbreak response continues in the Horn of Africa
- Polio Highlight (37) - 14 September 2013Wild Poliovirus Cases by Type - Global. Year to Date Comparison, 2013 and 2012
- Polio Highlight (36) - 07 September 2013Adequate Stool Collection Rate, GlobalAs of 4 September 2013As of 4 September 2013
- Polio Highlight (35) - 31 August 2013Percent AFP cases with pending classification >90 days after paralysis onset, the Americas, 2013
- Polio Highlight (34) - 24 August 2013WHO update on environmental isolation of poliovirus in Israel
- Polio Highlight (33) - 17 August 2013Adequate Stool Collection Rate - Global
- Polio Highlight (32) - 10 August 2013Acute Flaccid Paralysis Rate per 100,000 children <15 years of Age, the Americas, 2012
- Polio Highlight (31) - 03 August 2013Update on the Current Horn of Africa Polio Outbreak
- Polio Highlight (30) - 27 July 2013Wild Poliovirus Cases by Type 2012 & 2013 - Year to Date Comparison
- Polio Highlight (29) - 20 July 2013Proportion of municipalities with different OPV3 coverage levels in children <1 year of age, Latin America and the Caribbean, 2012
- Polio Highlight (28) - 13 July 2013Polio Recommendations from PAHO's Technical Advisory Group on Vaccine-preventable Diseases, 2013
- Polio Highlight (27) - 06 July 2013WHO sends mission to Israel following detection of wild poliovirus in sewage
- Polio Highlight (26) - 29 June 2013TAG 2013
- Polio Highlight (25) - 22 June 2013Outbreak of Wild Poliovirus Type 1 Continues in Pakistan threatening Progress in Polio Eradication in the Area
- Polio Highlight (24) - 15 June 2013Timeliness of Poliovirus Isolation, the Americas, 2012 and 2013
- Polio Highlight (23) - 08 June 2013Polio update: outbreak in the Horn of Africa
- Polio Highlight (22) - 01 June 2013Acute Flaccid Paralysis Rate per 100,000 children <15 years of Age, the Americas, 2012
- Polio Highlight (21) - 25 May 2013Global health ministers add their weight to new polio ‘endgame'
- Polio Highlight (20) - 18 May 2013What to expect from the World Health Assembly (WHA) on Polio?
- Polio Highlight (19) - 11 May 2013A case of Wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) has been reported in the Banadir region of Somalia. This is the first WPV to be reported from Somalia since 25 March 2007
- Polio Highlight (18) - 04 May 20132012 Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) Cases Pending Classification by Country
- Polio Highlight (17) - 27 April 2013Evaluating Surveillance Indicators Supporting the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, 2011–2012
- Polio Highlight (16) - 20 April 2013This week we are celebrating Vaccination Week in the Americas
- Polio Highlight (15) - 13 April 2013No Wild Poliovirus Type 3 in Asia in a year
- Polio Highlight (14) - 06 April 2013PAHO supports global efforts to eradicate polio
- Polio Highlight (12) - 23 March 2013122 2012 AFP cases are pending classification. PAHO urges countries to classify their 2012 AFP cases
- Polio Highlight (11) - 16 March 2013Only Chad Remains in the Polio Re-established Transmission List
- Polio Highlight (10) - 09 March 2013VDPV Decision-making
- Polio Highlight (09) - 02 March 2013Acute Flaccid Paralysis Rate per 100,000 children <15 years of Age, the Americas, 2012
- Polio Highlight (08) - 23 February 2013Proportion of 2012 Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) Cases Pending Classification by country, The Americas
- Polio Highlight (07) - 16 February 2013cVDPV2 Outbreak from 2011 in South-Central Somalia is Ongoing
- Polio Highlight (06) - 09 February 2013293 2012 AFP cases are pending classification. PAHO urges countries to classify their 2012 AFP cases
- Polio Highlight (05) - 02 February 2013Update on Wild Poliovirus - Worldwide, 06 August 2012 – 05 February 2013
- Polio Highlight (04) - 26 January 2013Dr Carissa F. Etienne Highlights Polio Eradication in her Confirmation Speech
- Polio Highlight (03) - 19 January 2013Letter from the polio Independent Monitoring Board (IMB), following the Board's meeting by teleconference on 18 January 2013. For more, please click here
- Polio Highlight (02) - 12 January 2013Relaunch of the Polio Weekly Bulletin with new laboratory indicators that reflect global changes in diagnostic algorithms.
- Polio Highlight (01) - 05 January 2013Wild Poliovirus Cases by Type 2011 & 2012 - Year to Date Comparison
- Polio Highlight (52) - 29 December 2012Ambiguous Vaccine-derived Poliovirus (aVDPV) worldwide
2012
- Polio Highlight (51) - 22 December 2012Circulating Vaccine-derived Poliovirus (cVDPV) worldwide
- Polio Highlight (50) - 15 December 2012WHO and UNICEF condemn attacks on health workers in Pakistan
- Polio Highlight (49) - 08 December 2012Experts Call to Make Polio Vaccine a Prerequisite for Travelers from Endemic Countries
- Polio Highlight (48) - 01 December 2012Global polio transmission will not be stopped by end-2012, but this year has brought the world a great stride closer to that goal
- Polio Highlight (47) - 24 November 2012Aziz Memon, polio hero
- Polio Highlight (46) - 17 November 2012Seven New Cases of Wild Poliovirus Reported to WHO
- Polio Highlight (45) - 10 November 2012Meeting of the Polio Laboratory Network
- Polio Highlight (44) - 3 November 2012The SAGE met this week in Geneva, Switzerland
- Polio Highlight (43) - 27 October 2012Status of Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) Cases Pending Classification by Weeks of Paralysis Onset, the Americas
- Polio Highlight (42) - 20 October 2012PAHO Celebrates 20 years without Polio in the Americas and Calls to Maintain High Vaccination Coverage
- Polio Highlight (41) - 13 October 2012Announcement: World Polio Day - October 24, 2012
- Polio Highlight (40) - 06 October 2012China One Year Polio-free
- Polio Highlight (39) - 29 September 2012Rotary International to commit $75 million to end polio
- Polio Highlight (38) - 22 September 2012Update on Vaccine-Derived Polioviruses - Worldwide, April 2011–June 2012
- Polio Highlight (37) - 17 September 2012High-level Event on Polio Eradication in New York City
- Polio Highlight (36) - 08 September 2012Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) Surveillance Indicators, Americas, 2011
- Polio Highlight (35) - 01 September 2012Weekly Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) Surveillance Reports Received in PAHO, The Americas, 2012
- Polio Highlight (34) - 25 August 2012Wild Poliovirus in last six months, Global
- Polio Highlight (33) - 18 August 2012Adequate Stool Collection Rate, Global
- Polio Highlight (32) - 11 August 2012Non-Polio AFP Rate, Global
- Polio Highlight (31) - 04 August 2012Final Classification Status of Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) Cases Reported in 2012, the Americas
- Polio Highlight (30) - 28 July 2012Basic polio facts
- Polio Highlight (29) - 21 July 2012Aide Memoire – Types of Vaccine-derived Poliovirus (VDPV)
- Polio Highlight (28) - 14 July 2012Monthly Distribution of Wild Poliovirus type 3 cases Worldwide, 2008-2012
- Polio Highlight (27) - 07 July 2012Monthly Distribution of Wild Poliovirus type 1 cases Worldwide, 2008-2012
- Polio Highlight (26) - 30 June 2012Officially reported wild polio virus cases as of 03 Jul 2012
- Polio Highlight (25) - 23 June 2012Reported Polio3 coverage in children <1 year of age for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2011
- Polio Highlight (24) - 16 June 2012Today [21 June] marks 10 years since the European Region was certified polio-free.
- Polio Highlight (23) - 09 June 2012Countries of the Americas are urged to improve weekly reporting and the quality of the acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) data
- Polio Highlight (22) - 02 June 2012By changing yourself, you can change the world!
- Polio Highlight (21) - 26 May 2012Programmatic Emergency
- Polio Highlight (20) - 19 May 2012Global Polio Emergency Action Plan launched
- Polio Highlight (18) - 5 May 2012Acute Flaccid Paralysis Rate per 100,000 children aged <15 years, the Americas*, 2011**
- Polio Highlight (17) - 21 April 2012Proportion of 2011 Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) Cases Pending Classification*, Americas
- Polio Highlight (16) - 21 April 2012Rotary honors Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan as a champion in the worldwide effort to eradicate polio
- Polio Highlight (15) - 14 April 2012Timeline of Vaccination Week in the Americas (VWA)
- Polio Highlight (14) - 07 April 2012Polio in WHO's AFRO Region, 2011
- Polio Highlight (13) - 31 March 2012We are introducing a new format of our Polio Bulletin beginning this week
- Polio Highlight (12) - 24 March 2012Alternative algorithm for poliovirus isolation and characterization
- Polio Highlight (11) - 17 March 2012In Angola, UN chief launches annual polio eradication drive
- Polio Highlight (10) - 10 March 2012President Goodluck Jonathan launched Nigerian Presidential Task Force
- Polio Highlight (09) - 03 March 2012We urge countries to classify 2011 AFP cases
- Polio Highlight (08) - 25 February 2012India Officially Removed from the List of Polio-endemic Countries
- Polio Highlight (07) - 18 February 2012REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT MONITORING BOARD, GLOBAL POLIO ERADICATION INITIATIVE
- Polio Highlight (03) - 21 January 2012Poliomyelitis: Intensification of the Global Eradication Initiative
- Polio Highlight (02) - 14 January 2012Polio – A global emergency
- Polio Highlight (01) - 07 January 2012India records one year without polio cases
2011
- Polio Highlight (49) - 10 December 2011Performance of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) surveillance and incidence of poliomyelitis, 2011
- Polio Highlight (48) - 03 December 2011WHO-Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE), November 2011
- Polio Highlight (47) - 26 November 2011News on Polio Eradication from Pakistan
- Polio Highlight (46) - 19 November 2011Progress Toward Poliomyelitis Eradication. Afghanistan and Pakistan, January 2010--September 2011 Full text (Source:MMWR)
- Polio Highlight (45) - 12 November 2011Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) Rate per 100,000 children aged <15 years, Latin America and the Caribbean, 2000-2011
- Polio Highlight (44) - 05 November 2011REPORT OF THE GPEI (Global Polio Eradication Initiative) INDEPENDENT MONITORING BOARD
- Polio Highlight (43) - 29 October 2011Polio Funding News
- Polio Highlight (42) - 22 October 2011Update on the polio situation in China
- Polio Highlight (41) - 15 October 2011World Polio Day: 24 October
- Polio Highlight (40) - 08 October 2011Australia celebrates the Polio Awareness Month – October 2011.
- Polio Highlight (39) - 01 October 2011Update – China Polio Outbreak
- Polio Highlight (38) - 24 September 2011Transportation network bordering recently wild polio virus infected areas in China
- Polio Highlight (37) - 17 September 201120 Years without Polio in the Americas
- Polio Highlight (36) - 10 September 2011Grand Challenges in Immunization Systems
- Polio Highlight (35) - 03 September 2011Some clarifications regarding poliovirus circulation in the Americas
- Polio Highlight (34) - 27 August 2011Wild Poliovirus in China and Kenya
- Polio Highlight (33) - 20 August 2011Chad and the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Polio Highlight (32) - 13 August 2011Circulating Vaccine-derived Poliovirus, 2000-2011
- Polio Highlight (31) - 06 August 2011Global Progress Toward Polio Eradication 1988-2010
- Polio Highlight (30) - 30 July 2011'More Than A Goal' – Football Club Barcelona Joins the Fight to Eradicate Polio
- Polio Highlight (29) - 23 July 2011PAHO's Technical Advisory Group on Vaccine-preventable Diseases (TAG) – Polio recommendations, July 2011
- Polio Highlight (28) - 16 July 2011Meeting of the Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) for the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), 30 June - 1 July 2011
- Polio Highlight (27) - 09 July 2011Immunization Newsletter: Over 30 Years Reaching Every Corner of the Americas Launch of Electronic Book that Compiles 2,500 Articles Published in the Newsletter Since 1979
- Polio Highlight (26) - 02 July 2011PAHO´s Technical Advisory Group (TAG) on Vaccine-preventable Diseases meeting in Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Polio Highlight (25) - 25 June 2011The Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) [on polio eradication] is meeting this week in London, UK
- Polio Highlight (24) - 18 June 2011The Polio Research Committee's call for proposals
- Polio Highlight (23) - 11 June 2011Polio in Chad
- Polio Highlight (22) - 04 June 2011Reported Polio3 vaccination coverage among children aged <1 year Latin America and the Caribbean, 2010
- Polio Highlight (21) - 28 May 2011The Heads of the G8 countries unanimously reaffirmed their commitment to polio eradication at last week's G8 Summit in Deauville, France.
- Polio Highlight (20) - 21 May 2011Global health leaders express concern over polio funding gap
- Polio Highlight (19) - 14 May 2011Progress Toward Interruption of Wild Poliovirus Transmission - Worldwide, January 2010-March 2011
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, MMWR. May 13, 2011 / 60(18);582-586
Original article available here - Polio Highlight (18) - 07 May 2011Acute Flaccid Paralysis Rate per 100,000 children aged <15 years, the Americas, 2010
- Polio Highlight (17) - 30 April 2011"PAHO urges countries with 2010 acute flaccid paralysis cases pending classification to classify them as soon as possible"
- Polio Highlight (16) - 23 April 2011Vaccination Week in the Americas 23-30 April 2011
- Polio Highlight (15) - 16 April 2011Monitoring progress towards global polio eradication: poliovirus surveillance, 2009-2010
- Polio Highlight (14) - 09 April 2011Performance of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) surveillance and incidence of poliomyelitis, 2010
- Polio Highlight (13) - 02 April 2011POLIO HEADLINES
- Polio Highlight (12) - 26 March 2011Proportion of 2010 Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) Cases Pending Classification*, Americas
- Polio Highlight (11) - 19 March 2011Circulating Vaccine-derived Poliovirus*, 2000-2011
- Polio Highlight (10) - 12 March 2011Circulating Vaccine-derived Poliovirus*, last 6 months
- Polio Highlight (09) - 05 March 2011A REMINDER OF THE RISK OF POLIOVIRUS IMPORTATIONS – Polio in Gabon 2011
- Polio highlight (08) - 26 February 2011Polio Eradication Mourns Loss of True Polio Champion
- Polio Highlight (07) - 19 February 2011Proportion of 2010 Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) Cases Pending Classification*, Americas
- Polio Highlight (06) - 12 February 2011Can Polio Be Eradicated? A Skeptic Now Thinks So (polio article in the New York Times)
- Polio Highlight (05) - 5 February 2011Acute Flaccid Paralysis Rate per 100,000 children <15 years of Age, the Americas, 2010
- Polio Highlight (04) - 29 January 20117th edition of the Polio Pipeline newsletter
- Polio Highlight (03) - 22 January 2011PAHO/WHO Investigating Paralysis Cases in Port-de-Paix, Haiti
- Polio Highlight (52) - 1 January 2010We urge countries to classify 2010 AFP cases
2010
- Polio Highlight (51) - 25 December 2010Google, Inc. grants U.S. Fund for UNICEF – $4 million to support critical funding gap and sustain polio eradication in 2011
- Polio Highlight (50) - 18 December 2010Progress Toward Poliomyelitis Eradication --- India, January 2009--October 2010
- Polio Highlight (49) - 11 December 2010Acute Flaccid Paralysis Rate per 100,000 children <15 years of Age, 2000-2010
- Polio Highlight (48) - 4 December 2010Economic benefits of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative estimated at US$40-50 billion
- Polio Highlight (47) - 27 November 2010Acute Flaccid Paralysis Rate per 100,000 children <15 years of Age, 2000-2010
- Polio Highlight (46) 20 November 2010Rotary funds half-million dollar emergency response to polio outbreak in Congo
- Polio Highlight (43) - 30 October 2010IVth Meeting of South American Countries on Vaccine-preventable Diseases Asunción, Paraguay, October 2010: Recommendations (in spanish)
- Polio Highlight (42) - 23 October 2010Africa seizes chance against polio: More than 72 million children to be immunized across 15 countries to tackle remaining risks
- Polio Highlight (40) - 9 October 2010
Wild Poliovirus, 13 Oct 2009 – 12 Oct 2010
- Polio Highlight (39) - 2 October 2010
POLIO Facts and Figures, September 2010
- Polio Highlight (24) - 19 June 2010
Polio outbreaks in Tajikistan and Russia
- Polio Highlight (03) - 23 January 2010Call to countries: Countries are urged to classify their 2009 AFP cases.
2009
- Polio Highlight (40) - 10 October 2009
Monthly distribution of Wild Poliovirus (WPV) cases, 2001-2009
- Polio Highlight (21) - 30 May 2009SABIN-DERIVED POLIO CASE REPORTED BY ARGENTINA: MAY 2009 A vaccine-derived poliovirus (VDPV) has been isolated in an AFP case in Argentina. The case is a 15-month old child with hypogammaglobulinemia Control measures have been conducted by the national authorities. No other AFP cases were found. (Report available Only in Spanish)
- Polio Highlight (17) - 2 May 2009
In response to the current outbreaks of A(H1N1) influenza, the polio surveillance network - comprising almost 3400 technical staff in more than 70 countries - has been requested to actively look for any unusual clusters of influenza-like cases
Source: World Health Organization
UPDATE: AFP cases pending classification, 2008
