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Ministry of Health declares polio outbreak in Gambia
Jul 15, 2024, 12:14 PM
The Ministry of Health has declared the outbreak of CVDPV2 in Gambia.
A press release issued by the ministry said it is with deep concern that it informs the public that the country has experienced a new outbreak of a new strain of poliovirus CVDPV from the environmental monitoring site located in Banjul.
“On 5th February 2024, three (3) environmental samples collected from Tallinding Daru Salam, Kotu Agua Gambia and Banjul were sent for sequencing to the Regional Polio Laboratory of the Republic of Senegal. We received the results in May 2024 and the sample collected from the Banjul site was positive for CVDPV2,” the ministry said.
The press release adds that "the sequencing results further showed that the virus detected in Gambia is genetically related to the virus currently circulating in Guinea Conakry."
The Ministry therefore officially declares a polio epidemic in The Gambia and asks the public to give their usual support to deal with it.
https://thepoint.gm/africa/gambia/f...sante-declare-une-epidemie-de-polio-en-gambie
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Ministry of Health The Gambia
July 12 at 2:58 AM
DECLARATION OF CIRCULATING VACCINE - DERIVED POLIO VIRUS TYPE 2 (cVDPV2) OUTBREAK IN THE GAMBIA
https://www.facebook.com/permalink....mvkK5umHkuGkGBqqpeL6MtwWYl&id=100063560141099
https://www.facebook.com/people/Ministry-of-Health-The-Gambia/100063560141099/
Ministry of Health declares polio outbreak in Gambia
Jul 15, 2024, 12:14 PM
The Ministry of Health has declared the outbreak of CVDPV2 in Gambia.
A press release issued by the ministry said it is with deep concern that it informs the public that the country has experienced a new outbreak of a new strain of poliovirus CVDPV from the environmental monitoring site located in Banjul.
“On 5th February 2024, three (3) environmental samples collected from Tallinding Daru Salam, Kotu Agua Gambia and Banjul were sent for sequencing to the Regional Polio Laboratory of the Republic of Senegal. We received the results in May 2024 and the sample collected from the Banjul site was positive for CVDPV2,” the ministry said.
The press release adds that "the sequencing results further showed that the virus detected in Gambia is genetically related to the virus currently circulating in Guinea Conakry."
The Ministry therefore officially declares a polio epidemic in The Gambia and asks the public to give their usual support to deal with it.
https://thepoint.gm/africa/gambia/f...sante-declare-une-epidemie-de-polio-en-gambie
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Ministry of Health The Gambia
July 12 at 2:58 AM
DECLARATION OF CIRCULATING VACCINE - DERIVED POLIO VIRUS TYPE 2 (cVDPV2) OUTBREAK IN THE GAMBIA
https://www.facebook.com/permalink....mvkK5umHkuGkGBqqpeL6MtwWYl&id=100063560141099
https://www.facebook.com/people/Ministry-of-Health-The-Gambia/100063560141099/