Volume 52, Number 1
A recent resurgence of paralytic poliomyelitis (polio) cases, from vaccine-derived poliovirus (VDPV) in non-endemic countries, highlights an increased risk of re-infection from the importation and transmission of wild poliovirus and VDPV.
This review provides an update on the clinical manifestations of polio and highlights key public health interventions aimed at reducing the risk of poliovirus transmission globally.
Illustration by Xinyu Li
Editorial
Vaccination and surveillance: Two basic tools for a final poliomyelitis eradication
Over the past 3 decades, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) has strived to achieve a poliomyelitis (polio)-free world. Wild poliovirus (WPV) types 2...
Editorial
Early COVID-19 booster is beneficial in cancer patients
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and its corresponding coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was first reported as a cluster of pneumonia cases in...
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Catheter ablation as first-line treatment for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation
Pharmacotherapy has been the mainstay of atrial fibrillation (AF) treatment. As AF progresses from paroxysmal to persistent, electrical and structural remodelling of the atria...
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Clinical efficacy and long-term immunogenicity of an early triple dose regimen of SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination in cancer patients
The spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus has led to the ongoing worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. Initial studies have reported an increased vulnerability of patients with...
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Combating a resurgence of poliomyelitis through public health surveillance and vaccination
Singapore was certified poliomyelitis (polio)-free by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 29 October 2000, together with 36 other countries in the Western Pacific...
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