Nigeria: Polio Transmission Still Active in Nigeria, Says Nphcda

Nigeria: Polio Transmission Still Active in Nigeria, Says Nphcda

...17 cases of circulating poliovirus type 2 recorded this year

17 polio variants recorded in 8 states – NPHCDA - Daily Trust

A total of  17 circulating variant poliovirus type 2(cVPV2),  cases have been recorded  across 15 LGAs in  eight states, this year, the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has said. The executive director of the agency, Dr Muyi Aina, made the disclosure on Tuesday in Abuja during the agency’s first quarter media briefing. He said while Nigeria was declared Wild Polio Virus (WPV) free in 2020, it has, however, since 2021, bee…

Polio virus returns to Kano, 8 other Nigerian states

The United Nations Children’s Emmergency Fund (UNICEF) has confirmed a resurgence of polio in Kano State and eight other states currently battling a fresh outbreak of the disease. UNICEF’s Chief of Field Office in Kano, Rahama Farah, raised the alarm during a high-level meeting with government officials and development partners. He revealed that the recent outbreak of circulating variant poliovirus type 2 (cVPV2) was largely due to low routine i…

Nigeria, four others launch polio vaccination campaign - The Guardian Nigeria News - Afric Info

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17 polio variants recorded in 8 statesNPHCDA

A total of 17 circulating variant poliovirus type 2(cVPV2), cases have been recorded across 15 LGAs in eight states, this year, the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has said. The executive director of the agency, Dr Muyi Aina, made the disclosure on Tuesday in Abuja during the agencys first quarter media briefing. He []

Nigeria Declares Two New Polio Cases

Jigawa State has reported two new cases of polio in Hadejia and Suletankarkar Local Government Areas, five years after Nigeria was declared polio-free. Recall that the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in 2020 declared Nigeria free of the wild poliovirus. The new cases have raised concerns about the country’s progress in eradicating the disease. UNICEF, during a media dialogue on polio and routine im…