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Poliovirus still remains a public health emergency of international concern

Content Editor: Dr. M Swathi Shenoy

September 8, 2023 at 12:30:00 PM

Global Health, Polio, Public Health

Content Editor: Dr. M Swathi Shenoy

  • The 36th meeting of the International Health Regulations Emergency Committee on the international spread of poliovirus was recently held.

  • The meeting was held in the context of eradicating wild poliovirus (WPC) and putting an end to cVDPV2 outbreaks by the end of 2023.

  • Data on WPV1 and cVDPV was reviewed for the same.

  • Since the last meeting:

  1. One new case of WPV1 was identified in Pakistan

  2. Five new cases of WPV1 were identified in Afghanistan.

  3. Two genetic clusters of WPV1 were identified.

  4. There has been a decline in the cVDPV, with 72% identified from 4 regions- eastern DR Congo, northern Nigeria, northern Yemen, and Somalia.

  • However, the risk of poliovirus spreading internationally remains a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC).

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