News Scan for Dec 18, 2020
Afghanistan, African nations report more vaccine-derived polio cases Five countries across Asia and Africa report new circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2), according to Global Polio Eradication Initiative's weekly report. In Afghanistan, 54 cases of cVDPV2 were reported across 12 provinces, with the most in Kandahar (19), Hilmand (14), and Uruzgan, Wardak, Zabul (each with 4). This brings the 2020 total to 214. Nearby in Pakistan, no new polio cases have been identified, but three wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) and two cVDPV2 positive environmental samples have been confirmed...
Source: umn.edu