PRO/EDR> Poliomyelitis update (14): global, cVDPV Horn of Africa, PV2 post erad. stocks

Polio — Nigeria
Poliovirus weekly update, 22 May 2018, WHO
New wild poliovirus cases reported this week: 0
Total number of wild poliovirus cases in 2018: 8
Total number of wild poliovirus cases in 2017: 22
New cVDPV cases reported this week: [1]
Total number of cVDPV cases in 2018: [5]
Total number of cVDPV cases in 2017: 96
[Note: the data on the website did not include the newly reported case from Nigeria which I have added to the numbers above. – Mod.MPP]
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