Mar 10, 2025 · Poliomyelitis (polio) is a highly infectious viral disease that largely affects children under 5 years of age. The virus is transmitted by person-to-person spread mainly through the …

Apr 2, 2025 · Wild poliovirus cases have decreased by over 99% since 1988, from an estimated 350 000 cases in more than 125 endemic countries then, to two endemic countries). …

Los casos provocados por poliovirus salvajes han disminuido en más de un 99% desde 1988, cuando se calculaba que había 350 000 casos en más de 125 países con poliomielitis …

Mar 14, 2018 · Wild polioviruses are the naturally occurring strains of poliovirus that circulate in the environment. There are three serotypes of wild poliovirus: type 1, type 2, and type 3. …

Aug 16, 2020 · Bivalent oral polio vaccine (bOPV) – protects against poliovirus types 1, and 3; Monovalent oral polio vaccines (mOPV1, mOPV2 and mOPV3) – protect against each …

The 3 serotypes of poliovirus carry are antigenically distinct. Poliovirus is transmitted from one person to another by oral contact with secretions or faecal material from an infected person. …

28 November 2024, CopenhagenPoliovirus has been detected through routine surveillance of wastewater systems in 3 countries in the WHO European Region (Germany, Poland and …

Los casos de poliovirus salvaje han disminuido en más del 99% desde 1988, al pasar de unos 350 000 casos en más de 125 países endémicos en aquel entonces a 175 casos notificados …

Aug 13, 2020 · On 5 May 2014, on the advice of the Committee, the WHO Director-General declared the international spread of wild poliovirus in 2014 a Public Health Emergency of …

Dec 30, 2024 · National and regional surveillance systems and laboratories have ensured that no polio case could have been left undetected. Today, although the Region has experienced …