JAKARTA, Indonesia(AP) — The World Health Organization has declared Indonesia’s polio outbreak officially over, following nearly three years of intensive response efforts, officials said Friday.

The single entry on 29 October in my dad's 1949 diary indicates that I had contracted polio in one of its periodic epidemics.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. LONDON (AP) — Polio was eliminated from most ...

Polio survivors this weekend marked the 50th anniversary of Alberta's worst outbreak of polio, with many saying they still suffer from symptoms. Survivors at a weekend conference in Edmonton say the ...

This browser does not support the Video element. Americans who plan to visit any of the 32 countries on the CDC’s polio list in coming weeks and months should take extra precautions before their trips ...

The logo of the World Health Organization is seen at the WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, January 28, 2025. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse BENGALURU, Feb 13 (Reuters) - The World Health Organization ...

BLANTYRE, Malawi — In a classroom in southern Malawi, children sit in rows on the floor as a health worker moves among them administering an oral vaccine that protects against polio. The new ...

A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On April 12, 1955, the polio vaccine developed by Dr. Jonas Salk was declared safe and effective following nearly a year ...

Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State has described the outbreak of fresh cases of Wild Polio Virus (WPV) infection in the state as embarrassing to him. There were two fresh cases of polio ...

BLANTYRE, Malawi — In a classroom in southern Malawi, children sit in rows on the floor as a health worker moves among them administering an oral vaccine that protects against polio. The new ...