A member of a polio-vaccination team and two police officers who were escorting it were shot dead in northwestern Pakistan, police told RFE/RL.

Unidentified assailants shot and killed two police officers assigned to polio vaccination teams and a polio worker in North Waziristan's Datta

BANNU At least two polio workers were shot dead in South Waziristan's Datta Khel area on Tuesday when unidentified people opened fire on them,

Nottingham records the lowest Polio vaccination take up in the East Midlands despite a national alert from health bosses.

"It is important to realise that the polio virus still exists in our surroundings and no child is safe until all children are truly vaccinated

As the statement of the thirty-second Polio IHR Emergency Committee of WHO was released, authorities in Pakistan reported another case from the Mir

Scientists in Britain have detected multiple versions of the virus in wastewater.

All the 11 cases have been detected in North Waziristan, with eight of them in the district's Mir Ali area, reports Dawn news.

After traces of the virus were found in London sewage, the writer recalls catching polio in 1956 in one of the last outbreaks in Cork, Ireland

The risk to the general public is extremely low since the vast majority of people in the United Kingdom were vaccinated against polio during childh

There are currently two poliovirus vaccines: the oral poliovirus vaccine (OPV) and the inactivated poliovirus vaccine (IPV).

But the country is on edge this week after the poliovirus was discovered in several sewage samples in London, giving rise to what government health

People are struggling to confirm if they or their children are vaccinated against polio, it emerged on Thursday.Health officials urged the public o

Poliovirus has been detected in a number of London sewage samples, prompting the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) to urge anyone who is not up to

Traces of poliovirus have been detected in routine sewage surveillance in the United Kingdom.

For the first time in nearly 40 years, health officials in the U.K. have identified a likely outbreak of polio in London.

The United Kingdom has declared a rare ‘national incident’ after traces of the highly contagious polio virus were found in sewage in London, the go

No cases have been found so far, but health officials put out a warning for communities with low vaccination rates.

People are being urged to ensure their polio vaccines are up to date after an outbreak of the virus was detected in UK sewage samples.

A British agency said Wednesday it found traces of the polio virus during a regular sewage inspection in London and declared a national incident.

Explainer: traces in London sewage have led to concern that virus that causes disease could gain foothold in areas with low vaccination rates

Polio has been eradicated in nearly every country in the world, but Pakistan is facing a surge in infections.

A total of 64,999 children upto 5 years old were vaccinated against polio under the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC).

In Asia, there are currently four vaccines in late stage clinical trials.