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Malawi declares polio outbreak
Officials mount campaigns to contain outbreak
Jamal Jamal | 01.02.2026 - Update : 01.02.2026
LILONGWE, Malawi
The government in Malawi has declared an outbreak of the poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) following a detection in environmental samples, Health Ministry officials said Saturday.
Secretary for Health and Sanitation Dan Namarika said the virus was identified through routine sewage surveillance at two sites in the commercial city of Blantyre.
The ministry has cautioned that the virus causes serious health risks and can cause irreversible paralysis, especially for children, similar to the wild poliovirus...
Malawi declares polio outbreak
Officials mount campaigns to contain outbreak
Jamal Jamal | 01.02.2026 - Update : 01.02.2026
LILONGWE, Malawi
The government in Malawi has declared an outbreak of the poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) following a detection in environmental samples, Health Ministry officials said Saturday.
Secretary for Health and Sanitation Dan Namarika said the virus was identified through routine sewage surveillance at two sites in the commercial city of Blantyre.
The ministry has cautioned that the virus causes serious health risks and can cause irreversible paralysis, especially for children, similar to the wild poliovirus...
