UPDATE ON POLIO ERADICATION

In Afghanistan, advance notification was received of two new wild polioviruses type 1 (WPV1) cases in the country.

These cases will officially be reflected in data at the end of November. The cases had onset of paralysis on 20 and 29 October 2021, from Kunduz province.

Summary of new WPV and cVDPV viruses this week (AFP cases and ES positives):

• Afghanistan: two WPV1 cases • Nigeria: nine cVDPV2 cases and 25 cVDPV2 positive environmental samples • Yemen: two cVDPV2 cases

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