Tag Archive for PRO/EDR> Poliomyelitis update (08): global (cVDPV2), Afghanistan

PRO/EDR> Poliomyelitis update (08): global (cVDPV2), Afghanistan

Polio -- AfghanistanNew wild poliovirus (WPV) isolates reported this week:Acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) cases: 0Environmental samples (ES): 0Others: 0New circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus (cVDPV) isolates reported this week:AFP cases: 4Environment: 5Others: 1Summary of new WPV and cVDPV this week (AFP cases and ES positives):- Afghanistan: 1 cVDPV2 case- Pakistan: 1 cVDPV2 case- Nigeria: 2 cVDPV2 cases and 3 cVDPV2 positive environmental samples- Tajikistan: 2 cVDPV2 positive Read more [...]