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Health authorities in Burundi have declared a national public health emergency response to an outbreak of circulating poliovirus type 2.Health authorities in Burundi have declared a national public health emergency response to an outbreak …

First Africa Polio Cases Linked To New Vaccine Detected, While Marburg And Cyclone Freddy Threaten Health - Health Policy Watch

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Health authorities in Burundi on Friday said that they had detected eight samples of polio, officially declaring the landlocked African nation’s first outbreak in more than 30 years. |Health authorities in Burundi on Friday said that they had detected eight samples of polio, officially declaring the landlocked African nation’s first outbreak in more than 30 years.

Burundi announces first polio outbreak in more than 30 years | UN News

Health officials in Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have detected cases of vaccine-derived poliovirus, the World Health Organization and Global Polio Eradication Initiative said.Health officials in Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have detected cases of vaccine-derived poliovirus, the World Health Organization and Global Polio Eradication Initiative said.

Vaccine-derived poliovirus detected in Burundi, Congo | Reuters

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Helen Branswell 🇺🇦 on Twitter: "#Polio experts knew this would happen. Still the news that 7 children in DRC & Burundi have developed paralytic polio from viruses from the new oral polio vaccine — nOPV2 — is a disappointment. https://t.co/PCweueP7JX" / Twitter

Vincent Racaniello on Twitter: "My colleague @abr22 and I have been saying not to bet against nOPV2 causing vaccine-associated paralysis: https://t.co/yMactn0dLf #polio #VAPP #nOPV2 hope this quashes ideas of using nOPV2 in the USA." / Twitter

Amesh Adalja on Twitter: "“While the wild-type virus only remains in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Mozambique, these vaccine-derived outbreaks have recently been seen more widely in countries” https://t.co/HR3K7fwaOQ" / Twitter

Amesh Adalja on Twitter: "“I’m not alarmed. It’s a much better tool than we used to have”— this is why vaccine/derived polio should be dealt with separate from wild polio https://t.co/Fm8f2Ho92r" / Twitter

LONDON (AP) — Health officials in Burundi have declared an outbreak of polio linked to the vaccine, the first time the paralytic disease has been detected in the East African country for more than three decades.

Burundi officials detect polio outbreak linked to vaccine | AP News

Health authorities in Burundi have announced that they had identified eight samples of polio, marking the country's first outbreak of the disease in over 30 years. The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed that the cases included a four-year-old boy in the Isale district of western Burundi who had not been vaccinated, along with two others who had been in contact with him. In addition, environmental surveillance of wastewater detected the presence of the circulating poliovirus type 2 in five samples. WHO Regional Director for Africa, Matshidiso Moeti, said that the discovery demonstrates the effectiveness of disease surveillance in the East African nation. The Burundian government - which has declared the detection of the virus a national public health emergency - plans to implement a vaccination campaign to combat polio in the coming weeks, aiming at protecting all eligible children, from newborns to age seven.Health authorities in Burundi have announced that they had identified eight samples of polio, marking the country's first outbreak of the disease in over 30 years. The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed that the cases included a four-year-old boy in the Isale district of western Burundi who had not been vaccinated, along with two others who had been in contact with him. In addition, environmental surveillance of wastewater detected the presence of the circulating poliovirus type 2 in five samples. WHO Regional Director for Africa, Matshidiso Moeti, said that the discovery demonstrates the effectiveness of disease surveillance in the East African nation. The Burundian government - which has declared the detection of the virus a national public health emergency - plans to implement a vaccination campaign to combat polio in the coming weeks, aiming at protecting all eligible children, from newborns to age seven.

Burundi Announces First Polio Outbreak in More Than 30 Years - allAfrica.com

Health authorities in Burundi today declared an outbreak of circulating poliovirus type 2 (CVDPV 2) after confirming eight polioviruses, the first such detection in more than three decades.Health authorities in Burundi today declared an outbreak of circulating poliovirus type 2 (CVDPV 2) after confirming eight polioviruses, the first such detection in more than three decades.

Burundi declares outbreak of circulating poliovirus type 2 | WHO | Regional Office for Africa