Polio this week as of 17 January 2024

Reliefweb
Jan 19, 2024

Polio this week as of 17 January 2024


Summary of new polioviruses this week, cases and positive environmental isolates:**

  • Afghanistan: seven wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1)-positive environmental samples
  • Pakistan: three WPV1-positive environmental samples
  • Chad: one cVDPV2 case
  • Côte d'Ivoire: one cVDPV2 case and one positive environmental sample
  • DR Congo: four cVDPV1 cases and one cVDPV2 case
  • Mozambique: one cVDPV1 case
  • Nigeria: six cVDPV2 cases
  • South Sudan: one cVDPV2 case
  • Zimbabwe: six cVDPV2-positive environmental samples

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