WorldAfricaAngola: Poliomyelitis (cVDPV2) case reported

Angola: Poliomyelitis (cVDPV2) case reported

Type of event:
Disease/Outbreak
Threat LensBiologicalWorldAfrica
By Arianna Sottile

Victims

Wounded

1

Date

May 15, 2024

What happened

According to the WHO “Weekly Bulletin on Outbreaks and other Emergencies” (Week 21: 20 – 26 May 2024), Angolan health authorities announced that Polio virus had been detected in Chitato Municipality, Lunda Norte province, which borders the Democratic Republic of Congo. A person infected with “circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2” (cVDPV2) was confirmed. This is the only case reported this year in the country as of 15 May 2024, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative stated.

Where it happened

Main sources

https://www.afro.who.int/countries/mauritius/publication/outbreaks-and-emergencies-bulletin-week-21-20-26-may-2024

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