Tag Archive for PRO/EDR> Poliomyelitis update (58): global (Afghanistan, Congo DR, Nigeria), risk

PRO/EDR> Poliomyelitis update (58): global (Afghanistan, Congo DR, Nigeria), risk

Polio -- AfghanistanNew wild poliovirus cases reported this week: 1Total number of wild poliovirus cases in 2018: 28Total number of wild poliovirus cases in 2017: 22New cVDPV cases reported this week: 6Total number of cVDPV cases (all types) in 2018: 97Total number of cVDPV cases (all types) in 2017: 96Headlines- The circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) outbreak in Syria, which was 1st detected in 2017, has been successfully stopped. The announcement came at the heels of an Read more [...]