Last week the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a polio outbreak in Papua New Guinea (PNG ... is a highly contagious disease caused by the poliovirus. It primarily affects children.

May 16 (UPI) --The Papua New Guinea National Department of Health ... of the country's population have been immunized against the disease, which is caused virally via contact with an infected ...

A polio outbreak has been declared in Papua New Guinea, sparking concern about the disease's spread in a country with low vaccination rates, health officials said. Poliovirus, most often spread ...

A tsunami warning was issued for Papua New Guinea following a powerful 6.9 magnitude ... raising concerns about potential disease outbreaks such as cholera and malaria. Myanmar is not located ...

I would like to thank the people of Papua New Guinea whose way of life has been ... diabetes and heart disease. These diets don’t only harm our bodies, they also harm our gut microbiomes ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Authorities fear a second landslide and a disease outbreak are looming at the scene of Papua New Guinea’s mass-casualty disaster because of water streams and bodies ...

Survivors could be at risk of mosquito-borne illnesses due to pooling water. Outbreaks of disease could emerge following the devastating landslide that occurred in Papua New Guinea, according to ...

Authorities fear a second landslide and a disease outbreak are looming at the scene of Papua New Guinea’s mass-casualty disaster because of water streams and bodies trapped beneath the tons of ...

Survivors of a deadly Papua New Guinea landslide face a "significant risk of disease outbreak" and are yet to receive sufficient food and clean water supplies, a United Nations agency said Thursday.

(PORT MORESBY, PAPUA NEW GUINEA) — Outbreaks of disease could emerge following the devastating landslide that occurred in Papua New Guinea, according to experts. A mountainside collapse early ...