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Polio Causes Global Health Emergency

Posted by Soulskill on from the polio-2:-the-revenge dept.

mdsolar (1045926) sends this news from Bloomberg: "The spread of polio to countries previously considered free of the crippling disease is a global health emergency, the World Health Organization said, as the virus once driven to the brink of extinction mounts a comeback. Pakistan, Cameroon and Syria pose the greatest risk of exporting the virus to other countries, and should ensure that residents have been vaccinated before they travel, the Geneva-based WHO said in a statement today after a meeting of its emergency committee. It's only the second time the United Nations agency has declared a public health emergency of international concern, after the 2009 influenza pandemic. Polio has resurged as military conflicts from Sudan to Pakistan disrupt vaccination campaigns, giving the virus a toehold. The number of cases reached a record low of 223 globally in 2012 and jumped to 417 last year, according to the WHO. There have been 74 cases this year, including 59 in Pakistan, during what is usually polio's 'low season,' the WHO said. "

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  1. non-vaccination in Pakistan by OglinTatas · · Score: 4, Informative

    It couldn't have anything to do with this (CIA using polio vaccinations as cover) could it?

    http://articles.baltimoresun.c...

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    1. Re:non-vaccination in Pakistan by tomhath · · Score: 5, Informative

      Taliban was recommending against polio vaccination long before that, because of rumors it causes sterilization. The CIA collecting DNA in Abbottabad from hepatitis (not polio) vaccinations didn't help though.

  2. Not CDC, quacks by John3 · · Score: 4, Informative

    CDC made no such admission. http://www.skepticalraptor.com... Stop citing rumor websites.

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  3. Re:No cancer by tomhath · · Score: 4, Informative

    Stop twisting facts.

    Oh really? That article notes that from 1955 to 1963 the vaccine might have been contaminated with a virus that might cause cancer.

    To say that the vaccine "causes" cancer (present tense) is blatantly false.

  4. LOL...pages not found by John3 · · Score: 4, Informative

    Yeah, a page with a total of two links, both broken, is far more credible than a blog post with over 50 links to medical and scientific articles, journals, studies, and stories.

    And what's not to trust about naturalnews.com, a site that links over and over again to articles and sources on naturalnews.com?

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  5. GOODTIMES will give you Dutch elm disease by Thud457 · · Score: 3, Informative

    That's crazy conspiracy talk

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  6. She looks fuckable enough by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Informative

    [citation needed]

    How vaccine denialism in the West is causing measles outbreaks in Brazil