Thursday, 7 March 2019

PRO/EDR> Poliomyelitis update (19): Nigeria cVDPV2, Pakistan WPV1 environmental samples

Polio -- Nigeria
New wild poliovirus cases reported this week: 0
Total number of wild poliovirus cases in 2019: 6
Total number of wild poliovirus cases in 2018: 33
New cVDPV cases reported this week: 1
Total number of cVDPV cases (all types) in 2019: 1
Total number of cVDPV cases (all types) in 2018: 104
Headlines
Summary of new viruses this week:
- Pakistan - 2 WPV1-positive environmental samples;
- Nigeria - 1 circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) case.
Afghanistan
- No

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