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  • Niger - Polio outbreak 2022 - 2023

    WEEKLY BULLETIN ON OUTBREAKS
    AND OTHER EMERGENCIES

    Week 29: 11 - 17 July 2022
    Data as reported by: 17:00; 17 July 2022

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    All events currently being monitored by WHO AFRO
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    Niger Poliomyelitis (cVDPV2) Grade 2

    Date notified to WCO 1-Jan-20
    Start of reporting period 1-Jan-21
    End of reporting period 13-Jul-22
    Total cases 26
    Cases Confirmed 26
    Deaths 0
    CFR 0.0%


    Four cases of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) were reported this week; one in Maradi and three in Tillaberi bringing the number of cases in 2022 to eight. There were 18 cases reported in 2021.

    "Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear."
    -Nelson Mandela

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    WEEKLY BULLETIN ON OUTBREAKS
    AND OTHER EMERGENCIES

    Week 13: 20 - 26 March 2023
    Data as reported by: 17:00; 26 March 2023

    ...
    All events currently being monitored by WHO AFRO
    ...

    Niger Poliomyelitis (cVDPV2) Grade 2

    Date notified to WCO 1-Jan-20
    Start of reporting period 1-Jan-21
    End of reporting period 22-Mar-23

    Total cases 31
    Cases Confirmed 33
    Deaths 0
    CFR 0,00%

    One cVDPV2-positive environmental sample was reported this week, collected on 23 January 2023 from Niamey. There are 15 cases reported in 2022. There were 18 cases reported in 2021.
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    "Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear."
    -Nelson Mandela

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