Outbreak Updates
19 Apr 2022 Jerusalem. Israel
As of 15 April 2022, a total of seven circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 3 (cVDPV3) positive results have been confirmed. This includes the index case and six asymptomatic children. One child has a history of incomplete polio immunisation, the other six are unvaccinated. An additional two children with cVDPV3 detection using in-house molecular techniques are awaiting further confirmation.
11 Mar 2022 Israel
As of 7 March 2022, a case of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 3 (cVDPV3) was confirmed in an unvaccinated girl with acute flaccid paralysis. This confirms an outbreak of cVDPV3 in Israel.
07 Mar 2022 Israel + Jerusalem
As of 6 March 2022, a case of polio has been reported in an unvaccinated child. Epidemiological investigations are ongoing.
