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Three countries report more polio cases
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Polio
Dec 02, 2022
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Indonesia, and Yemen reported polio cases, all involving vaccine-derived types, according to the latest weekly update from the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI).
In the DRC, one more case involving circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 1 (cDVPV1) was reported, affecting a patient from Haut Lomami province, lifting the total for the year to 48. The country has also reported 191 cVDPV2 cases this year.
Indonesia's cVDPV2 case, its first, was first reported by the health ministry in November. GPEI said the virus was also isolated from three of the patient's healthy community contacts. A catch-up immunization campaign in the affected area launched on Nov 28 targeting 1.2 million children. Two more vaccination campaigns planned for January and February in four provinces will target 3.7 million children.
Elsewhere, Yemen reported four cVDPV2 cases from three different provinces, bringing its total for the year to 158.
Three countries report more polio cases
Filed Under:
Polio
Dec 02, 2022
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Indonesia, and Yemen reported polio cases, all involving vaccine-derived types, according to the latest weekly update from the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI).
In the DRC, one more case involving circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 1 (cDVPV1) was reported, affecting a patient from Haut Lomami province, lifting the total for the year to 48. The country has also reported 191 cVDPV2 cases this year.
Indonesia's cVDPV2 case, its first, was first reported by the health ministry in November. GPEI said the virus was also isolated from three of the patient's healthy community contacts. A catch-up immunization campaign in the affected area launched on Nov 28 targeting 1.2 million children. Two more vaccination campaigns planned for January and February in four provinces will target 3.7 million children.
Elsewhere, Yemen reported four cVDPV2 cases from three different provinces, bringing its total for the year to 158.