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Vaccine-derived polioviruses and children with primary immunodeficiency, Iran, 1995–2014

Widespread use of oral poliovirus vaccine has led to an ≈99.9% decrease in global incidence of poliomyelitis (from ≈350,000 cases in 1988 to 74 cases in 2015) and eradication of wild-type poliovirus serotypes 2 and 3. However, patients with primary immunodeficiency might shed vaccine-derived polioviruses (VDPVs) for an extended period, which could pose a major threat to polio eradication programs. Since 1995, sixteen VDPV populations have been isolated from 14 patients with immunodeficiency in Iran.

Publication Date: 
10/10/2016
Mohammadreza Shaghaghi, Shohreh Shahmahmoodi, Hassan Abolhassani &et al
Emerging Infectious Diseases
22
10
1712-1719
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Polio, Child Health, Iran, Vaccination
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Encephalitis widens its net, 112 new cases reported

The spike in cases of encephalitis in Poorvanchal region has put district administration on tenterhooks.

Publication Date: 
10/10/2016
Times Of India (Kanpur)
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Gorakhpur (D), Encephalitis, Vaccination, Child Health, Health Effects, Health
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Why India is struggling to introduce dengue vaccines

Dengue is a dangerous debilitating disease that occasionally kills people and has no known cure or treatment.

Publication Date: 
10/10/2016
Economic Times (New Delhi)
Tags:
India, Dengue, Vaccination, Medical Research, Vector Borne Diseases, Indian Council Of Medical Research (ICMR), WHO, Health
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‘India a key player in developing vaccines’

Attesting India’s expanding role in fighting epidemics, Peter Piot, the co-discoverer of Ebola virus, said India is a key player in the global initiative to develop vaccines.

Publication Date: 
10/10/2016
Hindu (Hyderabad)
Tags:
India, Vaccination, Ebola Virus Disease (Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever), Chikungunya, Infectious Diseases, AIDS, Vector Borne Diseases, Medical Research, Health
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World's first dengue vaccine approved in over 10 countries

World's first dengue vaccine now approved in 11 countries (Getty Images)World's first dengue vaccine now approved in 11 countries (Getty Images)

Publication Date: 
05/10/2016
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Dengue, Vaccination, Vector Borne Diseases, Health Effects, WHO, Medical Research, Health
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Population immunity against Serotype-2 Poliomyelitis leading up to the global withdrawal of the oral Poliovirus Vaccine: Spatio-temporal modelling of surveillance data

Global withdrawal of serotype-2 oral poliovirus vaccine (OPV2) took place in April 2016. This marked a milestone in global polio eradication and was a public health intervention of unprecedented scale, affecting 155 countries. Achieving high levels of serotype-2 population immunity before OPV2 withdrawal was critical to avoid subsequent outbreaks of serotype-2 vaccine-derived polioviruses (VDPV2s).

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Publication Date: 
04/10/2016
Margarita Pons-Salort, Natalie A. Molodecky, Kathleen M. O’Reilly & et al
PLoS Medicine
1-17
Tags:
Polio, Nigeria, Pakistan, Child Health, Immunisation, Vaccination, WHO, Health Policy
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Vaccine monitoring system a boon for health officials

JAIPUR: The Electronic Vaccine Intelligence Network (or eVIN) rolled out by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in October 2015 across all districts of Rajasthan, is helping the state health

Publication Date: 
26/09/2016
Times Of India (Jaipur)
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Rajasthan, Vaccination, Ministry Of Health And Family Welfare, Immunisation, UNDP, Health
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Polio virus found in two nalas of Hyderabad; govt sends an alert

A polio-derived vaccine virus was earlier found in April in the Amberpet nala.

Publication Date: 
23/09/2016
Deccan Chronicle (Telangana)
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Telangana, Hyderabad (D), Polio, Vaccination, Health Effects, Health
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India not likely to introduce vaccine for dengue this year

ICMR looking at newer vector control strategies, including a bacterium that limits virus growth.

Publication Date: 
21/09/2016
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Dengue, Vaccination, Vector Borne Diseases, Indian Council Of Medical Research (ICMR), Medical Research, Health, Chikungunya
Health

Anti-obesity injections: Good or bad?

According to a recent survey, 80 per cent of Delhi NCR residents are obese. In the year 2014, there were around 20 million obese women and 9.8 million obese men recorded in India alone.

Publication Date: 
06/09/2016
Kalpana Sharma
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Vaccination, Obesity, Cancer, Hypertension (Blood Pressure), Health Effects, Diabetes, Health

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