Polio this week as of 13 July 2022
- Pays
- Monde
- + 35
- Sources
- GPEI
- Date de publication
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Headlines
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The GPEI has released a statement on the passing of Hon. Shinzo Abe, former Prime Minister of Japan and advocate for polio eradication. Read more…
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In a new op-ed by Dr Marc Danzon and Dr Hans Henri P. Kluge, Former and Current WHO Regional Directors for Europe, they discuss the risk of losing Europe’s wild-polio free status, highlighting that “vaccines remain our best defence against polio”.
Summary of new polioviruses this week:
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Pakistan: one WPV1 positive environmental sample
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Algeria: one cVDPV2 case
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Benin: two cVDPV2 cases
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DR Congo: one cVDPV2 positive environmental sample
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Eritrea: one cVDPV2 case
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Ghana: one cVDPV2 case and three positive environmental samples
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Niger: four cVDPV2 cases