Overland was a reporter and public health writer in Asia for more than a decade. She is currently an editor at NPR. My son was 5 years old when he climbed out of bed and landed on the floor. He was ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a warning about a "circulating poliovirus" in over 30 countries. The "Level 2: Practice Enhanced Precautions" alert was published ...

Americans who plan to visit any of the 32 countries on the CDC’s polio list in coming weeks and months should take extra precautions before their trips to protect against polio. The U.S. Department of ...

Although polio has been eliminated as an endemic disease in the United States, that isn’t true for other parts of the world. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a Level 2 travel ...

NEWSCENTER 5 CHRISTOPHER. THANK YOU FOR THAT. WE HAVE A NEW WARNING TONIGHT ABOUT POLIO. THE CDC IS NOW URGING MILLIONS OF AMERICAN TRAVELERS TO GET VACCINATED BEFORE LEAVING THE COUNTRY. JOINING US ...