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PRO/EDR> Poliomyelitis update (56): Global, (Papua New Guinea, DR Congo, Nigeria) cVDPV

Polio -- Papua New GuineaNew wild poliovirus cases reported this week: 0Total number of wild poliovirus cases in 2018: 27Total number of wild poliovirus cases in 2017: 22New cVDPV cases reported this week: 6Total number of cVDPV cases (all types) in 2018: 90Total number of cVDPV cases (all types) in 2017: 96HeadlinesSummary of new viruses this week: - Afghanistan - 5 wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) positive environmental samples. - Pakistan - 1 WPV1 positive environmental sample. - Papua New Read more [...]