Tag Archive for PRO/EDR> Poliomyelitis update (63): African region, cVDPV, WHO
PRO/EDR> Poliomyelitis update (63): African region, cVDPV, WHO
Polio -- NigeriaThe summaries below provide a situational update on circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) outbreaks in the WHO African and Eastern Mediterranean regions. No wild poliovirus has been detected on the African continent since September 2016.A - Nigeria and Lake Chad basin (LCB) sub-regionIn the Lake Chad basin (LCB) sub-region, multiple cVDPV2 outbreaks continue to spread. All the countries that comprise the sub-region (Niger, Cameroon, and Nigeria) have reported outbreaks Read more [...]
