NIGERIA has recorded no case of Wild Polio Virus (WPV) in the last
nine months, and is three months away from being certified polio-free by
the World Health Organisation (WHO). According to the Weekly Polio Update released yesterday by the Global Polio
Eradication Initiative (GPEI), no new wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1)
cases were reported in the past week.
The report reads: “Nigeria’s total WPV1 case count for 2014 remains
six. No cases have been reported in 2015. The most recent case had onset
of paralysis on July 24 in Sumaila Local Government Area (LGA), Kano
State.
“No new type 2 circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus (cVDPV2) cases
were reported this week. The most recent case had onset of paralysis on
November 16 in Barde Local Council of Yobe State. The total number of
cVDPV2 cases for 2014 in Nigeria remains 30. No cases have been reported
in 2015.”
This is great news, considering the scourge of the virus and the damage its caused on a good number of Nigerian children.
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