Polio this week as of 03 January 2024
Summary of new polioviruses this week, cases and positive environmental isolates
Summary of new polioviruses this week, cases and positive environmental isolates
Uneven rainfall and hot conditions in southern Africa; heavy rain in Central and East Africa Africa Weather Hazards Flooding is lingering in central Mali and northernmost Cameroon. Flooding...
Summary of new polioviruses this week, cases and positive environmental isolates:
Waters start to recede in East Africa but high risk for flooding remains; abnormal dryness in southern Africa Africa Weather Hazards Flooding is ongoing in Congo-Brazzaville and Congo-Kinshasa...
This Weekly Bulletin focuses on public health emergencies occurring in the WHO African region. This week’s articles cover: For each of these events, a brief description, followed by public health...
Highlights • Rainfall between 1 October and 10 December 2023 was well below average in the southern half of the region, affecting early season crop development. November through early December was...
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Headlines The Global Polio Eradication Initiative has two goals laid out in its current strategy: to interrupt all remaining transmission of endemic wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) and to stop all...
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Highlights Southern Africa is presently under the influence of El Niño patterns during the current season. Until the end of November, the 2023/24 season showed notable deficiencies in precipitation...