POLIO UPDATE

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

• Afghanistan: one WPV1 positive environmental sample • Pakistan: one WPV1 case • Chad: two cVDPV2 cases • Djibouti: two cVDPV2 positive environmental samples • DR Congo: 10 cVDPV2 cases • Ghana: two cVDPV2 positive environmental samples • Niger: one cVDPV2 case and one positive environmental sample • Nigeria: one cVDPV2 positive environmental sample • Somalia: one cVDPV2 positive environmental sample • Yemen: 12 cVDPV2 cases

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