Polio this week as of 24 October 2024

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Polio this week as of 24 October 2024


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

  • Afghanistan: one wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) case and 10 WPV1-positive environmental samples
  • Pakistan: seven WPV1 cases and one WPV1-positive environmental sample
  • Chad: three circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) cases and two cVDPV2-positive environmental samples
  • Djibouti: one cVDPV2-positive environmental sample
  • Niger: once cVDPV2 case and one cVDPV2-positive environmental sample
  • Nigeria: five cVDPV2 cases

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