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  • PNG: 2018 Polio

    Source: https://postcourier.com.pg/morobe-al...agnosed-polio/

    Morobe on alert as boy, 6, is diagnosed with polio
    THE Morobe provincial disease control officer and a team made up of the Department of Health and World Health Organisation (WHO) are investigating a suspected polio or poliomyelitis case at Four-Mile outside Lae city.

    June 1, 2018

    BY NATALIE CHOLOHEI

    THE Morobe provincial disease control officer and a team made up of the Department of Health and World Health Organisation (WHO) are investigating a suspected polio or poliomyelitis case at Four-Mile outside Lae city.

    Provincial Health adviser Micah Yawing said yesterday that a six-year-old boy from Eastern Highlands Province, who cannot be named, had been diagnosed with polio at the Angau Memorial Hospital early this week.

    ?The case has been confirmed from Angau and polio is identified at the Four Mile area,? Mr Yawing said.

    He said one case is very serious and the team of health practitioners is addressing this situation with high importance.

    As a strategy by the DoH and WHO, they aim to eradicate polio in the world, and their role in public health is to protect the lives of the people...

  • #2
    Source: http://www.who.int/csr/don/02-July-2018-polio-png/en/
    Circulating vaccine derived poliovirus ? Papua New Guinea

    Disease outbreak news
    2 July 2018

    On 21 May 2018, the regional polio reference laboratory reported to WHO the isolation of vaccine derived poliovirus type 1 (VDPV1) from a child with acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) in Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea. The onset of the child?s paralysis occurred on 24 April 2018.
    In response to this single case of VDPV1, enhanced surveillance and active case finding were implemented, including the collection of stool samples from household and community contacts of the index case.
    On 20 June, the regional polio reference laboratory notified WHO of the isolation of VDPV1 from the stools of two healthy community contacts of the index case. These results were sent to the global polio reference laboratory at the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US CDC) and it was confirmed on 21 June that these two isolates are genetically linked to the index case, indicating the circulation of poliovirus within the community.
    Public health response

    In response to the detection of poliovirus in the index case, mop-up vaccination was undertaken in Lae where the case lives and in Eastern Highlands Province where the case had stayed prior to onset of paralysis. In addition, medical record review and active case searching was undertaken in the affected province to identify any missed cases of AFP.
    Prior to the detection of VDPV1 in contacts of the index case, preparation is underway for implementation of broader polio supplementary immunization activities as well as surveillance system strengthening in the affected province and surrounding provinces.
    WHO is working with partners to support the Government of Papua New Guinea to undertake appropriate outbreak response measures in accordance with the requirements under the temporary recommendations of the International Health Regulation?s (IHR) Emergency Committee Regarding the International Spread of Poliovirus and standard operating procedures of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI).
    WHO risk assessment

    Circulating VDPVs are rare but well-documented strains of poliovirus that can emerge in some populations which are inadequately immunized.
    A robust outbreak response can rapidly stop such events. Given substantial vaccination coverage gaps across the country and suboptimal surveillance for AFP and poliovirus, the risk of further spread of cVDPV within the country is deemed to be high. The emergence of cVDPV strains underscores the importance of maintaining high levels of routine vaccination coverage and effective surveillance systems for early detection.
    WHO currently assesses the risk of international spread of poliovirus from Papua New Guinea to be low, as the affected province shares no international borders.
    WHO emphasizes the need for a full and complete outbreak response in line with the GPEI Standard Operating Procedures: Responding to a poliovirus event or outbreak. WHO will continue to evaluate the epidemiological situation and outbreak response measures being implemented.
    WHO advice

    It is important that all countries, in particular those with persons who frequently travel to and have contact with polio-affected countries and areas, strengthen surveillance for AFP cases to rapidly detect any new virus importation and to facilitate a rapid response. Countries, territories and areas should also maintain uniformly high routine immunization coverage at the district level to minimize the consequences of any new virus introduction.
    WHO?s International Travel and Health recommends that all travellers to polio-affected areas be fully vaccinated against polio. Residents (and visitors for more than four weeks) from infected areas should receive an additional dose of bivalent oral poliovirus (bOPV) or inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) between four weeks and 12 months prior to international travel. International travellers undertaking urgent travel should receive a dose of polio vaccine at least by the time of departure. Travellers should be provided with a written record of such vaccination, preferably using the International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis. Some polio-free countries may require travellers resident in polio affected countries to be immunized against polio in order to obtain an entry visa. The International Travel and Health country list provides a summary of country?s requirements for incoming travellers.

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    • #3
      Source: http://outbreaknewstoday.com/papua-n...rovince-39134/

      Papua New Guinea: New polio case reported in different province
      by Press Release
      August 6, 2018


      The National Department of Health of Papua New Guinea (NDOH) and the World Health Organization (WHO) today announced a case of polio in a 3-year old boy from Mulitaka, Laigam District in Enga Province.
      The case is the third in the country, following confirmation of two cases from Lae, Morobe Province in June and July 2018.

      The confirmation was made on Friday 3 August 2018 by the Victorian Infectious Disease Reference Laboratory?a WHO Collaborating Centre in Australia. The boy had an onset of symptoms on 30 June and onset of paralysis on 2 July. His vaccination history is unknown due to unavailability of the baby clinic book, and his travel history is being established.

      Results from the global polio laboratory at the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed that the new case is genetically linked to the other two cases from Morobe Province...

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      • #4
        Source: https://www.radionz.co.nz/internatio...uspected-cases

        7 Aug 2018
        Third PNG polio victim confirmed - 55 suspected cases
        5:20 pm on 7 August 2018

        Three cases are now confirmed; two in Morobe province in June and July and the lastest a three-year-old boy from Mulitaka in Enga Province.

        The WHO says there are also 55 suspected cases.

        PNG's Secretary of Health, Pascoe Kase, said since the first cases, surveillance had been stepped up...

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        • #5
          Source: https://postcourier.com.pg/polio-case-confirm-ehp/

          Polio case confirm in EHP
          A new polio case was reported yesterday by the Department of Health and the World Health Organization (WHO).

          August 14, 2018

          A new polio case was reported yesterday by the Department of Health and the World Health Organization (WHO) in a 22 month old girl from Eastern Highlands Province and the risk of further spread of polio within the country is high

          This is the fourth case in the country, following confirmation of two cases from Morobe Province in June and July 2018 and a case from Enga in early August.

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          • #6
            Source: http://outbreaknewstoday.com/papua-n...total-9-88280/


            Papua New Guinea: Additional polio cases bring total to 9
            by Press Release
            September 5, 2018


            The National Department of Health of Papua New Guinea announced this week that three additional polio cases have been confirmed in Morobe, Madang and Enga provinces.

            The case from Morobe is a four-year-old girl from Markham District. Her paralysis, including muscle pain and weakness in her right leg, started on 16 July 2018. The girl has no record of receiving polio vaccine and no history of travelling outside of the province.

            A case in Madang District is a 22-month-old boy who had an onset of weakness in both legs on 15 July 2018. The boy has no record of polio vaccination and no history of travel...

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            • #7
              Source: http://outbreaknewstoday.com/papua-n...moresby-46676/


              Papua New Guinea: First polio case reported in Port Moresby
              by News Desk
              September 7, 2018

              The Papua New Guinea National Department of Health (NDOH) reported an additional circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 1 (cVDPV1) case this one from the capital city of Port Moresby.

              This brings the total polio cases reported in the country to 10 since the outbreak began in June...

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              • #8
                Source: http://outbreaknewstoday.com/papua-n...5-years-69751/


                Papua New Guinea polio outbreak rises to 12, Vaccination campaign expanded to cover all children aged up to 15 years
                by News Desk
                September 13, 2018

                On 11 September, two additional polio cases were reported from Eastern Highlands Province in Papua New Guinea, bringing the outbreak total to 12. The distribution of confirmed cases is as follows: four in Eastern Highlands, three in Morobe, two in Enga, two in Madang and one in the National Capital District.

                Papua New Guinea?s National Department of Health (NDOH) today announced that polio vaccination will be expanded to cover all children aged up to 15 years. The polio vaccination campaign targeting children in the National Capital District will begin on 24 September. It will be expanded to the rest of the country from 1 October 2018...

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                • #9
                  Source: https://zeelandpress.com/third-png-p...spected-cases/
                  Third PNG polio victim confirmed ? 55 suspected cases
                  Posted by Katie Hansen on September 14, 2018 at 6:00 am

                  There is growing concern over the presence of polio in Papua New Guinea, the World Health Organisation (WHO) says.

                  Three cases are now confirmed; two in Morobe province in June and July and the lastest a three-year-old boy from Mulitaka in Enga Province.

                  The WHO says there are also 55 suspected cases...

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                  • #10
                    Source: https://www.radionz.co.nz/internatio...ght-back-polio


                    How Papua New Guinea brought back polio
                    4:33 pm on 15 September 2018
                    Jamie Tahana, RNZ Pacific Journalist

                    When Max Manape received the confirmation his heart sank. A 22-month-old girl had been diagnosed with polio. She was paralysed.

                    A few days later, another confirmation came. A two-year-old boy had been taken to a clinic with weakness in his legs. Workers sent away for testing and he, too, was found to have polio. He's undergoing physio treatment, but the virus is incurable.

                    "When the polio was identified, oh it was quite worrying," Dr Manape sighed down the phone. "We thought we had eradicated it."

                    Dr Manape, who is the head of the Eastern Highlands Provincial Health Authority, has since received confirmation that four children in his province have polio.

                    In all, 12 children across Papua New Guinea have been diagnosed since it was rediscovered in July. The debilitating disease is in five provinces, including the capital, Port Moresby.

                    Polio, an incurable virus which causes paralysis in children, has been nearly eradicated from the face of the earth. Only three countries - Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria - are still known to harbour wild polio virus, according to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative.

                    In 2017, only 22 cases of polio came to the attention of authorities worldwide. Papua New Guinea's latest outbreak has already confirmed 12, and officials there say several more are likely to be found...

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                    • #11
                      Source: https://postcourier.com.pg/first-pol...ases-reported/

                      First polio death in 14 cases reported
                      OUT of the 14 polio cases confirmed in Papua New Guinea, one patient has died.
                      October 2, 2018
                      BY GRACE AUKA SALMANG

                      OUT of the 14 polio cases confirmed in Papua New Guinea, one patient has died.

                      World Health Organisation country representative Dr Luo Dapeng confirmed this yesterday when speaking at the launch of the nationwide polio vaccination campaign.

                      ?PNG had confirmed a total of 14 cases of polio ? five in Eastern Highlands Province, three in Morobe, two in Enga, two in Madang, one in the nation?s capital and one in Jiwaka, however, we have received reports that one of the children in Enga died,? he said.

                      He said polio has no cure and it is the responsibility of all parents and caregivers to bring their child or children who are 15 years of age and below to be vaccinated...

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                      • #12
                        Source: http://www.looppng.com/png-news/15th...detected-79997

                        Confirmed Fri. Oct. 5th- 1yr. old girl from East Sepik

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                        • #13
                          Source: https://www.radionz.co.nz/internatio...nfirmed-in-png

                          Three more polio cases confirmed in PNG
                          2:12 pm on 19 October 2018

                          Three more cases of polio have been confirmed in Papua New Guinea, bringing the total number to 18.

                          The new cases are in the provinces of Madang, Enga and Eastern Highlands.
                          Since the outbreak was confirmed, an army of health workers has been deployed to provide vaccines, which consist of three rounds of droplets...

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                          • #14
                            Source: https://www.thenational.com.pg/polio...-total-now-22/

                            Polio cases confirmed, total now 22
                            November 2, 2018 The National National
                            By TONY PALME

                            JIWAKA has confirmed three cases of polio, bringing the total number of cases detected and treated in the country to 22.
                            The provincial polio awareness and surveillance team revealed this yesterday at a review of round two routine immunisation and campaign.
                            Provincial surveillance officer and field epidemiologist Augustine Kumba said the three persons that tested positive were two boys and a girl under the age of five.
                            Kumba said the two boys were aged two while the girl was four...

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                            • #15
                              Source: https://postcourier.com.pg/confirms-26-polio-cases/

                              WHO confirms 26 polio cases
                              SINCE the outbreak of polio in Jun 2018 in PNG, there have been 26 confirmed cases affecting children in nine provinces.
                              January 25, 2019

                              BY GRACE AUKA SALMANG

                              SINCE the outbreak of polio in Jun 2018 in PNG, there have been 26 confirmed cases affecting children in nine provinces.

                              According to World Health Organisation (WHO) country representative Dr Luo Dapeng, the last case was confirmed in a 11-month-old male child from Angoram district, East Sepik Province on Dec 7, 2018...

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