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In subsequent testing, two children in Lae were found to have the poliovirus type 2 strain, according to the WHO representative in Papua New Guinea, Sevil Huseynova. Advt The confirmation of ...

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According to ABC reports, the World Health Organisation has confirmed two polio infections in Papua New Guinean children, the first outbreak in the country since 2018. Environmental samples ...

Polio has broken out before in Papua New Guinea, with the most recent incident happening in June of 2018, after a reported 20 years of the nation being considered polio-free.

PNG health officials will focus on vaccinating people, especially children under five. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has expressed deep concern and says neighbouring countries are at risk as it ...

It mostly affects children under five years old. There is no cure for polio, although the majority of people with the infection - including the two recent cases in Papua New Guinea - have no symptoms.

The World Health Ogranization says wild poliovirus type 2 was eradicated in 1999, but the deadly disease has been detected ...