Source: Global Polio Eradication Initiative
Country: Afghanistan, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia
- In Somalia, a new circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) from January 2013 was reported.
- This latest case is confirmation that the cVDPV2 outbreak from 2011 in south-central Somalia is ongoing. In 2012, this outbreak had also spread across the border into neighbouring Kenya. Outbreak response continues to be implemented. See ‘Horn of Africa’ section below for more.