PRO/EDR> Poliomyelitis update (40): global (Papua New Guinea), IHR Committee

Polio -- Papua New Guinea
New wild poliovirus cases reported this week: 0
Total number of wild poliovirus cases in 2018: 15
Total number of wild poliovirus cases in 2017: 22
New cVDPV cases reported this week: 3 [4 if the case in Nigeria is counted]
Total number of cVDPV cases (all types) in 2018: 36
Total number of cVDPV cases (all types) in 2017: 96
Headlines
Summary of new viruses this week:
- Papua New Guinea - 3 new cases of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 1 (cVDPV1). No new cases of wild

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