WHO Extends Global Polio Emergency as Transmission Persists
WHO extended the international polio emergency for three months after finding continued wild-virus transmission in Afghanistan and Pakistan and vaccine-derived outbreaks elsewhere.
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CDC AFM surveillance update: confirmed cases stayed low (2020–2025), but test for polio
United States Public Health and Disease Watch – CDC’s July 9, 2026 MMWR finds confirmed AFM stayed low in 2020–2025, but stool tests for poliovirus are still required.