Saturday, 24 March 2018

PRO/EDR> Poliomyelitis update (11): global (Afghanistan, DR Congo)

Polio -- Afghanistan
- Afghanistan: 2 new cases of wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) have been confirmed this week, 1 occurring in Kunar province, and 1 in Kandahar province. These cases were advance notification last week.
- Pakistan: 1 new WPV1 positive environmental sample has been reported in Sindh province.
- Democratic Republic of the Congo: 1 new case of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) reported, from Haut Lomami province.
- Somalia: An advance notification of 1 new cVDPV2 positive

Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?5706145&promed&0

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