PRO/EDR> Poliomyelitis update (03): global, WPV1, cVDPV

Polio -- Afghanistan
New wild poliovirus isolates reported this week
- AFP cases: 0
- Environment: 3
- Others: 0
New cVDPV isolates reported this week:
- AFP cases: 12
- Environment: 26
- Others: 3
Summary of new WPV and cVDPV this week (AFP [acute flaccid paralysis] cases and ES [environmental sample] positives):
- Afghanistan: 1 circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) case and 9 cVDPV2 positive environmental samples
- Pakistan: 3 wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) environmental samples, 3

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