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Somalia cVDPV Outbreak Response Situation Report #15 (4 December 2018)

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Situation update

  • No new human cases reported from Somalia this week. The total number of cases remains 12: five cVDPV2 cases, six cVDPV3 cases, and one case with cVDPV2 and cVDPV3 co-infection.

  • One new environmental cVDPV2 isolate was reported this week from the 21 October environmental site in Mogadishu. Date of collection was 11 October 2018. This brings the total number of positive environmental isolates for both cVDPV2 and cVDPV3 in Somalia this year to 32.

  • The third outbreak immunization response using mOPV2 vaccine was completed in week 48 in response to the ongoing circula- tion of VDPV2. This targeted campaign reached nine regions of South and Central zones and was conducted between 25—28 November, targeting more than 1.5m children under age five.