Few can fail to sympathise with the dozens of Rhesus macaques that made a break from captivity in a Carolina medical ...

Officials say a suicide bomber blew himself up at a train station in restive southwestern Pakistan, killing at least 26 ...

The interior ministry of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan on Wednesday (Nov. 6) rejected the latest findings of the United Nations.... November 6, 2024KABUL (AIP): A high-level Indian delegation, led by ...

Militant attacks and suspicion stemming from misinformation are hampering Pakistan's battle to eradicate polio, but teams of ...

The stakes are high. Polio, a virus that spreads silently through contaminated food and water, has been curtailed globally by over 99% since the 1980s thanks to vaccination. Yet in Pakistan and ...

However, polio remains endemic in two countries: Afghanistan and Pakistan, as per Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI). Pakistan has reported 16 poliovirus cases as of August, while ...

An infectious disease, Polio causes crippling paralysis among young children. It has been virtually eradicated from the world through comprehensive efforts of decades-long vaccination drives. However, ...

“The fatwas have had a great impact,” Qureshi said. Yet, as Pakistan and Afghanistan seek to eradicate polio, misinformation remains a key hurdle. While immunization rates are generally high ...

“Polio has three serotypes — type 1, type 2 and type 3. Type 2 and 3 were eradicated from the world. Poliovirus type 1 remains mainly in two countries — Pakistan and Afghanistan. So, about the global ...

only two countries remain wild polio-endemic: Afghanistan and Pakistan. Worryingly, Afghanistan has seen an increase in wild poliovirus cases, with 22 reported in 2024 alone compared to six in 2023.