PRO/EDR> Poliomyelitis update (45): global (Nigeria, Somalia, Papua New Guinea)

Polio — Nigeria
New wild poliovirus cases reported this week: 0
Total number of wild poliovirus cases in 2018: 18
Total number of wild poliovirus cases in 2017: 22
New cVDPV cases reported this week: 10
Total number of cVDPV cases (all types) in 2018: 53
Total number of cVDPV cases (all types) in 2017: 96
Headlines
– 2 cases of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) are reported from Niger, linked to an ongoing cVDPV2 outbreak in neighbouring Nigeria.
Summary of newly reported