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Polio this week as of 22 May 2024

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  • “I love my kids and taking them to get vaccinated is also an act of love and care” – Mariana Francisco, mother in Viana, Luanda, Angola. Read about Angola’s recent efforts to combat polio and see footage from campaign activities in the Lóvua Refugee Settlement, Lunda Norte province.

Summary of new poliovirus this week

  • Angola: one cVDPV2-positive environmental sample
  • Côte d’Ivoire: two cVDPV2-positive environmental samples
  • Ethiopia: six cVDPV2 cases
  • Guinea: one cVDPV2 case
  • Liberia: four cVDPV2-positive environmental samples
  • Nigeria: six cVDPV2 cases and one cVDPV2-positive environmental sample
  • Somalia: one cVDPV2-positive environmental sample