Polio this week as of 14 February 2024

Reliefweb
Feb 16, 2024

Polio this week as of 14 February 2024


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

Algeria: one circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2)-positive environmental sample

Egypt: one cVDPV2-positive environmental sample

Niger: one cVDPV2-positive environmental sample

Nigeria: four cVDPV2 cases and two cVDPV2-positive environmental samples

Sudan: two cVDPV2-positive environmental samples