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Polio this week as of 6 April 2016

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  • The third Outbreak Response Assessment in Madagascar found that the surveillance system is not yet strong enough to conclude that polio transmission has been interrupted. Thirty-nine high-risk districts have been identified to receive focused attention.

  • There is one week to go until the globally synchronized switch from the trivalent to bivalent oral polio vaccine, the first stage of objective 2 of the Polio Eradication and Endgame Strategic Plan 2013-2018. Learn more about preparations for the switch here. Learn more about the rationale for the switch through this series of videos.