Polio

Second big measles outbreak over in New York state

Health officials in New York's Rockland County today declared the end of a 2018-2019 measles outbreak that sickened 312 people, a development that decreases the chance of the United States losing its measles elimination status on Oct 2.

Philippines reports 2nd polio case; more cases confirmed in Africa

Health officials in the Philippines confirmed a second polio case today, a day after declaring an outbreak based on reports of an illness involving circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) in Lanao del Sur province and environmental detections in Manila and Davao region. The polio cases are the country's first in nearly two decades.

Dengue surges in the Americas as Florida reports more local cases

With about 2.4 million dengue cases reported in the Americas so far, the 2019 total will probably top the number for the last epidemic year, which occurred in 2015, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) said its latest update late last week.

Four countries report 8 new polio cases among them

The Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) said in its latest update today that four countries reported a total of eight new polio cases in the previous week, including vaccine-derived polio cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Central African Republic.

More wild-type, vaccine-derived polio recorded in 5 countries

Two new cases of wild poliovirus in Afghanistan and several cases of vaccine-derived polio in a handful of other countries were noted today in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative's (GPEI's) weekly update. Myanmar, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and Ethiopia all recorded vaccine-derived cases.

Pakistan has 5 more polio cases; African countries report more positives

In the latest global polio developments, Pakistan reported five more wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) cases, while two African nations—Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)—reported more positive circulating vaccine-derived polio type 2 (cVDPV2) detections. The details appear today in the weekly update from the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI).

Three new polio cases noted as WHO details Myanmar outbreak

Afghanistan has one more wild poliovirus (WPV) case, and Angola and Ghana each have one more vaccine-derived polio case, according to the latest weekly update today from the Global Polio Eradication Initiate (GPEI).

The three new cases come during the same week Nigeria reached the 3-year mark of no WPV transmission.

US Customs has no plan to vaccinate migrant detainees against flu

US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said it will not vaccinate migrants, despite concerns some have raised about infectious disease spread, particularly the deaths of three children who died after falling ill with flu while in US custody, according to media reports.

Five countries report polio, including first vaccine-derived case in Benin

In new polio developments, Pakistan reported five more wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) cases and four African countries reported more circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) cases, including the first in Benin, according to the latest weekly update today from the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI).

NIH study will gauge immunogenicity of adjuvanted seasonal flu vaccines

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) yesterday announced that researchers have started enrolling participants in a phase 1 clinical trial to evaluate immunogenicity and safety of two licensed seasonal flu vaccines given with and without novel adjuvants.