Polio update in Nigeria

12 May 2022

Last week the GPEI announced three new circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) cases in Nigeria (Niger, Katsina and Zamfara states), bringing its YTD total to 20. Pakistan’s second wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) case this year, which was detailed in our May 4 alerts, was also mentioned in the update. Read more

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