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  • Sudan: 2020 Polio

    Source: https://www.dabangasudan.org/en/all-...wo-polio-cases

    Sudanese MoH confirms two polio cases
    August 11 - 2020 KHARTOUM / NORTHERN STATE / RED SEA

    The Sudanese Ministry of Health has reported two cases of polio, meanwhile advising prevention strategies against the spread of Covid-19. Khartoum medics protested against poor accomodation and unpaid salaries yesterday.

    The Ministry said in a statement on Monday that there are more suspected cases under laboratory examination, after confirming two cases of polio in Sudan by laboratory testing on Saturday. According to 2005 international regulations, a confirmation of one case is considered a declaration of an epidemic.

    Ethiopia, Chad, and the Central African Republic have reported vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) cases this year. Chad has reported 62 cVDPV2 cases in 2020. Across the African continent, 133 type 2 cases in 14 countries have been reported in 2020, significantly higher than 47 this time last year.

    Sudan’s Ministry of Health stressed in a statement that the current situation requires concerted efforts at all levels to contain the epidemic...

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    hat tip Shiloh


    Polio spreads in Sudan

    August 26 - 2020 KASSALA / KHARTOUM

    The Ministry of Health of eastern Sudan’s Kassala reported a polio case in the state. 71 new coronavirus (COVID-19) patients were recorded in the country.

    https://www.dabangasudan.org/en/all-...reads-in-sudan


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    • #3
      Source: https://www.who.int/csr/don/01-septe...olio-sudan/en/

      Circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 – Sudan


      Disease outbreak news
      1 September 2020



      On 9 August 2020, the Federal Ministry of Health, Sudan notified WHO of the detection of a circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) in the country. According to the notification, the virus is genetically-linked with Chad (sequencing results showed 12 to 19 nucleotide changes). Two Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) cases were notified. The first case, a child of 48 months, had onset of paralysis on 7 March 2020 and was from Sulbi city of Kas locality in South Darfur state. The state is in the west of the country, bordering Central African Republic, South Sudan and close to the border with Chad. The second case, a child of 36 months, had onset of paralysis on 1 April 2020 and was from Shari city of AI Gedarif locality in Gedarif state in the east, close to the border with Eritrea and Ethiopia. Both children received the their last bOPV ( type 1 & 3) dose in 2019. Initial investigation indicates these cases are linked to cVDPV2s from the CHA-NDJ-1 emergence group which was first detected in October 2019 and is currently circulating in Chad and Cameroon. Eleven additional suspected cases have also been confirmed as cVDPV2 and field investigation reports are being consolidated. These cases are in the following states – Red Sea, West Darfur, East Darfur, White Nile, River Nile and Gezira. Hence, between 9 August and 26 August 2020, there have been a total of 13 cVDPV2 cases reported. Additionally, three cVDPV2-positive environmental samples from Soba, Elgoz and Hawasha sites from Khartoum were detected (samples collected on 29 March 2020). Sequencing of viruses isolated in Sudan so far reflects that the viruses are related with viruses reported earlier in neighboring Chad from where there were multiple separate introductions into Sudan from Chad. There is local circulation in Sudan and continued sharing of transmission with Chad.
      Public health response


      Following the detection of cVDPV2 in the country, the following response activities are being planned and/or implemented:
      • The Acting Federal Minister of Health declared a cVDPV2 outbreak in Sudan to the Cabinet within eight hours on Day Zero of outbreak (9 August 2020);
      • The Ministry of Health, supported by Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) partners, implemented a full field investigation, and started implementation of polio outbreak preparedness and response plan from Day Zero;
      • A national task force for outbreak response with representation from WHO and UNICEF has been established, Federal Epidemiological Team finalized Terms of Reference and composition of National Technical Committee for cVDPV2 outbreak control and convened first meeting on 9 August 2020;
      • Undersecretary of Health is chairing the steering committee for outbreak response, and the first meeting was convened on 9 August 2020;
      • Federal Epidemiological Team advised state epidemiological managers of South Darfur and Al Gedarif and other states with cases to activate the state’s emergency committee and start implementation of polio outbreak preparedness and response plan;
      • Response is coordinated with other departments such as health promotion and health emergencies; and cross-border coordination with neighbouring countries is being initiated.
      WHO risk assessment


      WHO assesses the risk of further international spread of cVDPV2 across central Africa and the Horn of Africa to be high. With large-scale population movements with other areas of central Africa and the Horn of Africa. A more thorough region-wide risk assessment is being conducted by the polio program. Across the African continent, 172 type 2 cases in 14 countries have been reported in 2020.
      WHO advice


      It is important that all countries, in particular those with frequent travel and contacts with polio-affected countries and areas, strengthen surveillance for Acuter Flaccid Paralysis in order to rapidly detect any new virus importation and to facilitate a rapid response. Countries, territories and areas should also maintain uniformly high routine immunization coverage at the district level to minimize the consequences of any new virus introduction.

      WHO’s International Travel and Health recommends that all travelers to polio-affected areas be fully vaccinated against polio. Residents (and visitors for more than 4 weeks) from polio-affected areas should receive an additional dose of OPV or inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) within 4 weeks to 12 months of travel.

      As per the advice of an Emergency Committee convened under the International Health Regulations (2005), efforts to limit the international spread of poliovirus remains a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). Countries affected by poliovirus transmission are subject to Temporary Recommendations. To comply with the Temporary Recommendations issued under the PHEIC, any country infected by poliovirus should declare the outbreak as a national public health emergency and consider vaccination of all international travelers who live or visited the country for four weeks or longer. Countries infected by cVDPV2 should encourage residents and long-term visitors to receive a dose of IPV four weeks to 12 months prior to international travel.
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      • #4
        Source: https://www.dabangasudan.org/en/all-...udan-s-kassala

        More polio cases reported in eastern Sudan’s Kassala
        September 15 - 2020 KASSALA / KHARTOUM

        The government of Kassala in eastern Sudan has reported a number of polio cases in the state. As for the spread of COVID-19, the number of new patients decreased the last couple of days.

        Confirmed and suspected polio cases were recorded in nine of Kassala’s 11 localities, the Secretary-General of the Kassala government, Arbab El Fadul, reported. In end August, the first polio case was reported in the eastern Sudanese state.

        El Fadul announced a vaccination campaign “in all locations of the state in the near future until the disease is under control”.

        The federal Ministry of Health declared an outbreak of polio in Sudan on August 9, after the first two cases of vaccine-derived polio type 2 were confirmed in South Darfur and in El Gedaref...

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        • #5
          Source: https://www.cajnewsafrica.com/2020/1...nese-children/

          Polio paralyses Sudanese children
          Published: November 23, 202010:44 amAuthor cajnews
          from RAJI BASHIR in Khartoum, Sudan

          KHARTOUM, (CAJ News) – AN outbreak of polio in Sudan has left no less than 14 children paralysed.

          Some 13 states, out of the country’s total of 18 states, are affected by the disease that is thought to be emanating from a vaccine..

          Of the five new cases, two were reported from the eastern Kassala state.

          Other cases have been reported from Gezira, River Nile and Red Sea states.

          Dates of onset vary between September 17 – 30, according to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and World Health Organisation (WHO).

          The agencies are planning the first round of the outbreak response to begin on November 28...

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