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Polio: Public Health Emergency of International Concern

25 Nov 2021

An update on the polio Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) Read more

Polio: Public Health Emergency of International Concern

23 Aug 2021

An update on the polio Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) Read more

Polio: Public Health Emergency of International Concern

03 Jun 2021

An update on the polio Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) Read more

Polio: Public Health Emergency of International Concern

25 Feb 2021

An update on the polio Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) Read more

Wild polio eradicated in Africa

27 Aug 2020

Wild polio has been eradicated in Africa; although vaccine-derived polio remains a threat Read more

Updated rabies post-exposure guidelines

26 Aug 2020

Updated rabies post-exposure guidelines have been published Read more

Ghana: new outbreak of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus (cVDPV)

02 Sep 2019

The first case circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) has been reported in Ghana Read more

Angola: updated recommendations for polio vaccination

20 Jun 2019

Circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus (cVDPV) is confirmed in Cambulo province, Lunda Notre district, Angola Read more

Factsheets

Poliomyelitis

18 Jan 2016

Poliomyelitis (polio) is a potentially paralysing viral infection that only occurs in humansRead more

Polio vaccination certificate

01 Oct 2014

How to complete an International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis (ICVP) for polioRead more

Diseases

Polio

Poliomyelitis is a potentially paralysing, vaccine preventable, viral infection transmitted through food or water contaminated by infected human faeces or by direct contact with an infectious personRead more

Outbreak Surveillance

cVDPV2 in Ukraine

25 Jan 2022 Ukraine + Transcarpathia

On 24 January 2022, poliovirus type 2 was confirmed in a sample from an unvaccinated 2-year-old child. The child had signs of flaccid lower paraparesis (a neurological syndrome affecting the legs). This is the second confirmed case of circulating vaccine derived polio virus type 2 in the country.

Source: State

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cVDPV2 in Yemen

26 Nov 2021 Yemen + Taiz
Marib

As of 24 November 2021, two cases of circulating vaccine derived polio type 2 (cVDPV2) have been reported. These are the first cases of cVDPV2 in the country.

Source: GPEI

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cVDPV2 in Kenya

04 Nov 2021 Kenya

On 6 October 2021, the Kenyan Ministry of Health was notified of a confirmed case of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2. This is the second case reported in 2021.

Source: WHO

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cVDPV2 in Guinea-Bissau

02 Nov 2021 Guinea-Bissau

As of 26 October 2021, three cases of circulating vaccine derived polio type 2 (cVDPV2) have been reported. These cases are linked to the Jigawa outbreak in Nigeria.

Source: GPEI

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cVDPV2 in Ukraine

11 Oct 2021 Ukraine + Rivne Oblast

On 7 October 2021, a case of acute flaccid paralysis, caused by vaccine derived poliovirus type 2, was reported in a child in Rivne Oblast.

Source: MOH

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cVDPV2 in Mauritania

10 Sep 2021 Mauritania + Trarza

As of 2 September 2021, two environmental samples have tested positive for circulating vaccine derived polio type 2 (cVDPV2). The virus detected is linked to the Jigawa outbreak in Nigeria.

Source: GPEI

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cVDPV3 in China

23 Aug 2021 View Countries + China
Hong Kong (China)
Macao (China)
Tibet (China)

China is affected by circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus 3 (cVDPV3).

Source: GPEI

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cVDPV2 in Uganda

18 Aug 2021 Uganda + Kampala

Two environmental samples collected from sewage plants in Kampala have tested positive for circulating vaccine derived polio virus type 2 (cVDPV2). The virus detected is linked with a strain reported in Sudan.

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cVDPV2 in Gambia

18 Aug 2021 Gambia

Two environmental samples have tested positive for circulating vaccine derived polio virus type 2 (cVDPV2) during 2021. The virus detected is linked to the Jigawa outbreak in Nigeria.

Source: GPEI

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cVDPV3 in China

21 May 2021 China + Shanghai

As of 19 May 2021, one cVDPV3 positive environmental sample was reported in Shanghai.

Source: GPEI

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cVDPV2 in Liberia

30 Apr 2021 Liberia + Bong

As of 28 April 2021, one case of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) was reported in Bong, making it the first cVDPV2 case in the country.

Source: GPEI

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cVDPV1 in Madagascar

30 Apr 2021 Madagascar + Sud-Est
Sud-Ouest

As of 28 April 2021, three cases of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 1 (cVDPV1) were reported. Two cases from Sud-Est from 2020 and one case from Sud-Ouest from 2021.

Source: GPEI

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cVDPV2 in Senegal

08 Apr 2021 Senegal

As of 31 March 2021, two cases of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) have been reported.

Source: GPEI

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cVDPV2 in Senegal

19 Mar 2021 Senegal + Dakar

As of 17 March 2021, one cVDPV2 positive environmental sample was reported in Dakar. This is the first time a cVDPV2 environmental positive sample has been collected in the country.

Source: GPEI

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cVDPV2 in Iran

25 Feb 2021 Iran + Sistan va Baluchestan

cVDPV2 has been detected in sewage in two districts in Sistan and Baluchistan province.

Source: WHO

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cVDPV2 in Egypt

25 Feb 2021 Egypt

In September 2020, cVDPV2 virus was detected in sewage in Giza, Cairo with links to importation from Sudan. cVDPV2 has recently been detected in sewage in Alexandria with links to the cVDPV2 found in the River Nile state in Sudan, and one cVDPV2 detected in both Anwan and Qena in southern Egypt linked to Alexandria.

Source: WHO

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cVDPV2 in Kenya

25 Feb 2021 Kenya + Mombasa County

As of the 17 February one cVDPV2 positive environmental sample was reported in Mombasa.

Source: GPEI

Miscellaneous

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cVDPV2 in Tajikistan

12 Feb 2021 Tajikistan + Khatlon

As of 10 February 2021, one case of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) was reported in Khatlon province making it the first cVDPV2 case in the country. The case is linked to an outbreak originating in Pakistan.

Source: GPEI

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cVDPV2 in Liberia

04 Jan 2021 Liberia + Montserrado

Two cVDPV2 positive environmental samples were reported in Montserrado. These are the first cVDPV2 positive environmental samples in the country.

Source: GPEI

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cVDPV2 in Sierra Leone

04 Jan 2021 Sierra Leone

Three cases of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) were reported; one each in the Western Area, Northern and North Western. These are the first cVDPV2 cases in the country.

Source: GPEI

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