Polio this week as of 14 February 2024

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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