The wild polio virus has been identified in a Hamburg sewage sample, the first such discovery in Germany in over three decades. Health officials stress the risk remains low due to high vaccination rates. #PublicHealth
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Scientists uncover dangerous new flu strain in Chinese livestock with pandemic potential, raising urgent concerns about global public health security and disease monitoring systems.
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A deadly assault on polio vaccination workers in northwest Pakistan leaves one police officer dead and raises serious concerns about the safety of crucial public health initiatives in the region.
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