Polio -- Pakistan
Wild polio virus (WPV1) outbreak
After more than 2 years without the detection of wild polio in Nigeria, the Government reported 3 laboratory confirmed wild poliovirus type one (WPV1) cases with onset between July and August 2016.
All 3 cases were detected from Borno State, in children between 2 and 5 years of age. Two of them developed acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) while one was asymptomatic, identified as a close contact of a child with AFP.
The detected viruses are closely linked to
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