Tuesday, 20 December 2022

Disease Outbreak News

Circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2)-Indonesia

On 19 December 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued a Disease Outbreak News (DON) on the circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) in Indonesia.

On 12 November 2022, Indonesia’s Ministry of Health notified WHO of a confirmed case of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) with acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) from Pidie district in Aceh province.  Field investigations were immediately launched by local and national public health authorities, with support from partners of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative.  On 28 November, the Ministry of Health launched an immunization campaign for children under the age of 13 years in the affected areas.

Full text of the DON: https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2022-DON430

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