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The World Health Organization has declared a polio outbreak in Papua New Guinea after detecting the poliovirus type 2 strain in two children during routine screening in Lae, the country's second-largest city, with additional virus traces found in wastewater samples from both Lae and Port Moresby.

The World Health Organization has declared a polio outbreak in Papua New Guinea after detecting the poliovirus type 2 strain in two children during routine screening in Lae, the country's second-largest city, with additional virus traces found in wastewater samples from both Lae and Port Moresby.

Papua New Guinea, which was certified polio-free in 2000, currently has less than 50% of its population immunized against the disease, making it particularly vulnerable to rapid transmission of the highly infectious virus that primarily affects children under five years old.</span

Papua New Guinea, which was certified polio-free in 2000, currently has less than 50% of its population immunized against the disease, making it particularly vulnerable to rapid transmission of the highly infectious virus that primarily affects children under five years old.

Genetic testing has revealed that the detected polio strain is linked to the virus currently circulating in neighboring Indonesia, raising concerns about cross-border transmission and regional spread of the disease.</span

Genetic testing has revealed that the detected polio strain is linked to the virus currently circulating in neighboring Indonesia, raising concerns about cross-border transmission and regional spread of the disease.

The national health department has launched an immediate response program targeting approximately 3.5 million children aged 10 and below, with support from WHO, UNICEF, and the Australian government to achieve 100% vaccination coverage.</span

The national health department has launched an immediate response program targeting approximately 3.5 million children aged 10 and below, with support from WHO, UNICEF, and the Australian government to achieve 100% vaccination coverage.

UNICEF is actively working with church and community leaders to promote accurate information and encourage vaccination, particularly in districts where immunization rates are as low as 8%, while simultaneously strengthening disease surveillance and cold chain systems.</span

UNICEF is actively working with church and community leaders to promote accurate information and encourage vaccination, particularly in districts where immunization rates are as low as 8%, while simultaneously strengthening disease surveillance and cold chain systems.

The virus can cause severe complications including permanent paralysis in one out of every 200 infections, with some cases potentially becoming life-threatening when paralysis affects breathing muscles.</span

The virus can cause severe complications including permanent paralysis in one out of every 200 infections, with some cases potentially becoming life-threatening when paralysis affects breathing muscles.

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The outbreak is serious but entirely manageable through proven intervention methods. Papua New Guinea successfully contained a similar outbreak in 2018, and the health system has the experience and capability to respond effectively. With proper vaccination campaigns and international support already in place, the country can quickly regain its polio-free status.

The outbreak is serious but entirely manageable through proven intervention methods. Papua New Guinea successfully contained a similar outbreak in 2018, and the health system has the experience and capability to respond effectively. With proper vaccination campaigns and international support already in place, the country can quickly regain its polio-free status.

PNG Declares Polio Emergency as Virus Resurfaces After 25 Years

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The situation represents a critical public health emergency that threatens not just Papua New Guinea but the entire region. With less than half of the population immunized, the virus could spread rapidly through communities and across borders, potentially undermining decades of global polio eradication efforts. The detection of the virus in healthy children indicates silent transmission may already be occurring widely.

The situation represents a critical public health emergency that threatens not just Papua New Guinea but the entire region. With less than half of the population immunized, the virus could spread rapidly through communities and across borders, potentially undermining decades of global polio eradication efforts. The detection of the virus in healthy children indicates silent transmission may already be occurring widely.

There is a 50% chance that Polio will be eradicated by August 2038, according to the WHO.

There is a 50% chance that Polio will be eradicated by August 2038, according to the WHO.

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