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The Rise of cVDPV cases

Content Editor: Dr. Akhila Nandan

August 3, 2023 at 6:00:00 PM

Global Health, Outbreak, Communicable disease

Content Editor: Dr. Akhila Nandan

  • WHO reported three new cases of circulating Vaccine derived Polio virus(cVDPV) Tanzania and Kenya.t

  • The case in Tanzania  was a < 2-year-old child who had received 3 doses of bOPV and 1 dose of IPV along with 2 doses of bOPV during SIA

  • Out of the two cases of AFP reported in Kenya, one was a 2-year-old and the other was a 2.7-year-old,both had received 3 doses of bOPV.

  • Also, two asymptomatic, healthy children (community contact), were detected in a refugee camp.

  • WHO has advised strict AFP surveillance along with guidelines to vaccinate all travelers to the endemic areas.

  • As per the Temporary Recommendations, countries reporting a case of poliomyelitis should:

  1. Declare the outbreak as a national “public health emergency”

  2. Hasten-up vaccinations of the residents and long-term visitors.

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