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First UK polio outbreak in 40 years: How it happened

London health authorities are investigating a likely outbreak of polio, the first in nearly 40 years. One in 200 infections causes irreversible paralysis.

The New Daily

Polio: we're developing a safer vaccine that uses no genetic material from the virus

Recent reports of poliovirus detected in samples from a sewage treatment works in London have rightly generated significant concern among public health agencies and medical staff. The poliovirus detected is what is called vaccine-derived poliovirus – this is not “wild poliovirus”.

The Conversation

This is the polio vaccine uptake in Greater Manchester as 'national incident' declared

Polio is an infectious disease caused by a virus that can spread from person to person and cause paralysis

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What is polio, what are the symptoms and should we be worried about the discovery of poliovirus in London?

It is the first time since 1984 that the virus has been found to be spreading in the community in the UK.

Evening Standard

Low polio vaccination rates among London children ‘concerning’ after alert issued

Just 35% of Year 9s are fully vaccinated in Hillingdon - the lowest uptake among the cohort in the country

Evening Standard

Victorian ailments at RECORD high in the UK with Polio just the latest

Patients in England were diagnosed with one of 13 Victorian diseases when admitted to hospital on 421,370 occasions in the year to March

Daily Mirror

Nottinghamshire polio update after virus detected in sewage water

Parents need to ensure that their children's vaccines are up to date

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Polio outbreak sees parents warned to make one simple check

Government health bosses are investigating to see if the potentially deadly virus is spreading

Liverpool Echo

Low polio vaccination rates among teenagers risks ‘virulent infection’ in UK

Experts’ warning comes after data shows less than half 13 to 14-year-olds received booster in parts of England last year

The Guardian - UK

Poliovirus in London sewage – what you need to know

Just as we thought that monkeypox would be the new virus scare for 2022, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) declared a national incident of repeated poliovirus detection in sewage in north and east London. Repeated positive readings for polio suggest that there is an ongoing infection and likely transmission…

The Conversation

100,000s of children not fully vaccinated against polio, figures show

Uptake for teenage boosters lower than 50 per cent in parts of England

The Independent UK

Polio risk could soar if parents and children fail to get vaccinated, warns expert

Polio, the paralysis-causing disease, was officially eradicated in the UK in 2003 and the last domestic outbreak was in the 1970s. However, a lack of vaccinations has meant polio has returned globally

Daily Mirror

How to check if your polio vaccine is up to date and how you can arrange one

Health officials have found evidence of poliovirus, but there are currently no confirmed cases of the disease.

Wales Online

Thousands of children in England not fully vaccinated against polio, new figures show

One in 10 under-5s in England have missed a booster, according the health experts

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The Independent UK

Polio: What do we know about feared outbreak in London?

Virus believed to have been spreading in the capital for months

Bristol Post

Concern as thousands of children in South West are unprotected against polio, data shows

10.3% of three year olds and 23.2% of teenagers in South West England have not had their boosters

Evening Standard

Source of polio virus found in London sewage ‘could be traced to individual household’

Health minister Lord Kamall told peers ‘world-beating’ technology might enable scientists to locate the exact source of the virus

Daily Record

How to check if you have had polio vaccine - and what to do if you have not

Polio is believed to be in circulation in the UK for the first time in decades.

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Wales Online

Good Morning Britain's Hilary Jones' message to parents amid UK's polio outbreak

Most children have the polio vaccine as part of their vaccination programme, but the medical expert urged parents to check with their GP whether their child had been vaccinated

The Independent UK

Polio: Where have there been outbreaks recently?

Virus carries ‘continuous risk of international spread,’ WHO says

Evening Standard

Tech & Science Daily| Polio: Parents urged to vaccinate children

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The Independent UK

Polio: ‘Possible’ source of virus could be traced back to single household, says minister

‘This is really world-beating in what we are doing here’, Lord Kamall tells peers

Daily Mirror

Polio discovery: Hunt for home at epicentre of UK outbreak after 'carrier arrived in UK'

Health minister Lord Kamall told peers it "might be possible" to trace the source of samples collected from the London Beckton Sewage Treatment Works to an "individual household or street"

The Independent UK

Thousands of children unprotected against polio, data shows

Around a third of unprotected five-year-olds are in London.

Daily Record

Polio could paralyse an unvaccinated child if allowed to spread in UK, expert warns

The warning comes after the poliovirus was discovered in sewage works in London yesterday.

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