PRO/EDR> Poliomyelitis update (04): Somalia, global

Polio — Worldwide/Unknown
An investigation has been launched into a preliminary report of the detection of a wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) in the Banadir region of Somalia. This is the 1st WPV to be reported from Somalia since [25 Mar 2007]. The virus was isolated from specimens collected on [21 Apr 2013] from a 32-month-old girl, who became ill due to acute flaccid paralysis on [18 Apr 2013], and from specimens collected from 3 of her close contacts.
An investigation team is on site; genetic sequencing of the virus