Friday, 12 July 2019

PRO/EDR> Poliomyelitis update (58): Ghana positive envir, global (Pakistan, China)

Environmental, Polio -- Ghana
New wild poliovirus reported this week:
AFP cases: 9
Environment: 3
New cVDPV poliovirus reported this week:
AFP cases: 2
Environment: 1
Others: 1
Headlines
- A circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) has been confirmed in China. It is genetically linked to a VDPV2 isolated from an environmental sample from Xinjiang province, collected on [18 Apr 2018]. WHO is continuing to evaluate the situation and stands ready to support the ongoing investigation and risk

Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?6564898&promed&0

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