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

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

Polio -- NigeriaNew wild poliovirus cases reported this week: 0Total number of wild poliovirus cases in 2018: 18Total number of wild poliovirus cases in 2017: 22New cVDPV cases reported this week: 10Total number of cVDPV cases (all types) in 2018: 53Total number of cVDPV cases (all types) in 2017: 96Headlines- 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 Read more [...]