Tag Archive for PRO/EDR> Poliomyelitis update (40): global (Papua New Guinea), IHR Committee

PRO/EDR> Poliomyelitis update (40): global (Papua New Guinea), IHR Committee

Polio -- Papua New GuineaNew wild poliovirus cases reported this week: 0Total number of wild poliovirus cases in 2018: 15Total number of wild poliovirus cases in 2017: 22New cVDPV cases reported this week: 3 [4 if the case in Nigeria is counted]Total number of cVDPV cases (all types) in 2018: 36Total number of cVDPV cases (all types) in 2017: 96HeadlinesSummary of new viruses this week: - Papua New Guinea - 3 new cases of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 1 (cVDPV1). No new cases of wild Read more [...]