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Polio this week as of 6 May 2020

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Pakistan
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GPEI
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  • The GPEI released a special edition of PolioNews which contains the latest on nOPV2 development, the upcoming World Health Assembly in the context of COVID-19, and other updates on the programme. Take a look at the publication.
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  • Dr Peter Brauer, a polio survivor and expert on treatment of Post-Polio Syndrome (PPS), illustrates his personal experiences with the disease in a moving and beautiful poem.
  • Summary of new viruses this week (AFP cases and environmental samples):
    • Afghanistan: six WPV1 cases, two cVDPV2 cases and four cVDPV2 positive environmental samples
    • Pakistan: two WPV1 cases, 18 WPV1 positive environmental samples and two cVDPV2 cases
    • Malaysia: One cVDPV2 positive environmental sample
    • Chad: One cVDPV2 case and two cVDPV2 positive environmental samples
    • Cote d’Ivoire: Four cVDPV2 positive environmental samples
    • Niger: One cVDPV2 case
    • Nigeria: Three cVDPV2 positive environmental samples