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Polio this week as of 31 March 2021

• Miran wanted to be a captain in the army and he eagerly shared this ‘aim of life’ in his essay. After his hopes made it to the page, his teacher immediately shot it down: There was no way he would make it, she told him, because he had polio…Read more

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

  • Afghanistan: five cVDPV2 cases and two cVDPV2 positive environmental samples

  • Pakistan: two WPV1 and one cVDPV2 positive environmental samples

  • Côte d’Ivoire: 34 cVDPV2 positive environmental samples

  • Guinea: one cVDPV2 positive environmental sample

  • Liberia: three cVDPV2 positive environmental samples

  • Niger: one cVDPV2 positive environmental sample

  • Senegal: two cVDPV2 cases and one positive environmental sample

  • South Sudan: three cVDPV2 positive environmental samples