Health authorities in Ghaziabad have detected a vaccine-derived poliovirus Type-1 (VDPV1) in sewage samples collected from the Dundahera Sewage Treatment Plant and the Vijay Nagar pumping station. The finding has prompted an extensive surveillance and vaccination review exercise across several localities, but officials stress that there is no cause for panic.
Bangladesh is facing a severe measles outbreak that has claimed hundreds of lives and infected thousands of children in recent months. Health authorities have reported seven additional child deaths within a 24-hour period, pushing the total death toll to 601, including both confirmed and suspected fatalities. The crisis has become one of the country's most serious public health challenges, highlighting concerns over vaccination gaps, healthcare access, and the rapid spread of highly contagious diseases.
