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Zambia detects poliovirus in Lusaka after three decades
Asanda Zondi
February 23, 2026 4:02 pm
Zambia has confirmed the detection of poliovirus in the capital, Lusaka, raising concern nearly three decades after the country last recorded a case in 1995.
The development adds to growing regional health concerns following similar detections in Malawi, Zimbabwe, Angola and Namibia. Health authorities say the situation threatens Zambia’s long-standing polio-free status...
Zambia detects poliovirus in Lusaka after three decades
Asanda Zondi
February 23, 2026 4:02 pm
Zambia has confirmed the detection of poliovirus in the capital, Lusaka, raising concern nearly three decades after the country last recorded a case in 1995.
The development adds to growing regional health concerns following similar detections in Malawi, Zimbabwe, Angola and Namibia. Health authorities say the situation threatens Zambia’s long-standing polio-free status...