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PRO/EDR> Poliomyelitis update (08): Somalia, cVDPV environmental samples

Environmental, Polio -- SomaliaCirculation of vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) has been confirmed in Somalia; 3 cVDPV2s strains were isolated from environmental samples collected on [4 and 11 Jan 2018], in Banadir province (Mogadishu). These latest isolates are genetically linked to cVDPV2 strains collected from environmental samples in the same province on [22 Oct 2017 and 2 Nov 2017].No associated cases of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) have been detected.Public health responseSince detection Read more [...]