16 feb 2016

Two polio cases of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus


Two new cases of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 1 (cVDPV1) were reported in the past week, in Phonhong and Fueng, Vientiane - Lao People's Democratic Republic - with onset of paralysis on 8 January and 11 January 2016 respectively. The total number of cVDPV1 cases in 2016 is 2.