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PRO/EDR> Poliomyelitis update (07): Laos, Pakistan, Afghanistan, global, WHO
Polio -- LaosOn [8 Oct 2015], the National IHR Focal Point of the Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR) notified WHO of one confirmed type 1 vaccine-derived poliovirus (VDPV) case.Details of the caseIn Lao PDR, one case of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 1 (cVDPV1) was confirmed, with onset of paralysis on [7 Sep 2015]. The patient was 8 years old when he died on [11 Sep 2015].Genetic sequencing of the virus confirmed on [6 Oct 2015] that it is vaccine-derived and suggests that it Read more [...]
