PRO/EDR> Poliomyelitis update (08): global (cVDPV2), Afghanistan

Polio -- Afghanistan
New wild poliovirus (WPV) isolates reported this week:
Acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) cases: 0
Environmental samples (ES): 0
Others: 0
New circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus (cVDPV) isolates reported this week:
AFP cases: 4
Environment: 5
Others: 1
Summary of new WPV and cVDPV this week (AFP cases and ES positives):
- Afghanistan: 1 cVDPV2 case
- Pakistan: 1 cVDPV2 case
- Nigeria: 2 cVDPV2 cases and 3 cVDPV2 positive environmental samples
- Tajikistan: 2 cVDPV2 positive

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