Resources with keywords: eradication
As of February 17, 2026, Central America and Mexico have reported more than 153,000 NWS cases in animals and over 1,300 cases in people.
CDC is issuing this Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory to share information and notify clinicians, public health authorities, and the public about recent New World screwworm (NWS) animal cases in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas, which shares a border with the U.S. state of Texas.
LA OMS publicó el plan de acción mundial conocido como GAPIII,a con el propósito de difundir la estrategia mundial encaminada a minimizer el riesgo de restablecimiento de la circulación del poliovirus a partir de material infeccioso y potencialmente infeccioso que se almacenan en las instalaciones en diferentes sectores, incluidos desde luego los laboratorios.
Link-Gelles R, Lutterloh E, Schnabel Ruppert P, et al.
Based on the typical incubation period for paralytic polio, the presumed period of exposure occurred 7 to 21 days before the onset of paralysis. Epidemiologic investigation revealed that the patient attended a large gathering 8 days before symptom onset and had not traveled internationally during the presumed exposure period. No other notable or known potential exposures were identified.
A useful overview of the polio eradication strategy in 2015.
