Polio type 2 confirmed in Ghana

18 July 2019

The Chief Director of Ghana’s Ministry of Health has advised that it has detected poliovirus type 2 in the environment in Tamale in the Northern region of Ghana, which constitutes a public health emergency. [According to another media report, "The type 2 strain of the poliovirus was confirmed earlier this week by the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) to be similar to the type that broke out in Nigeria recently" (https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/polio-resurfaces-in-tamale.html). Read more.

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