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PRO/EDR> Poliomyelitis update (05): global, Afghanistan campaign, Yemen
Polio -- Worldwide/UnknownRationaleBackgroundPoliovirus has reemerged in Yemen, with the 1st cases identified in June and July 2020. Since January 2020, 30 circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus (cVDPV) cases have been reported, spreading among a few select districts in Sa'ada governorate. Sa'ada governorate is located in northwestern Yemen and was estimated to have a population of 934 000 as of the 2021 Humanitarian Needs Overview (HNO). It is one of the governorates most affected by both current Read more [...]
