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Government of Nigeria reports 2 wild polio cases, first since July 2014

Government of Nigeria reports 2 wild polio cases, first since July 2014

Government of Nigeria reports 2 wild polio cases, first since July 2014New cases come on the two-year anniversary since the last confirmed case of polio was reported in Africa11 August 2016 ¦ GENEVA - After more than two years without wild poliovirus in Nigeria, the Government reported today that 2 children have been paralyzed by the disease in the northern Borno state.As an immediate priority, the Government of Nigeria is collaborating with WHO and other partners of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative to respond urgently and prevent more children from being paralyzed.These steps include conducting large-scale immunization campaigns and strengthening surveillance systems that help catch the virus early.These activities are also being strengthened in neighboring countries.


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Nigeria launches emergency measures after first polio cases in 2 years

Nigeria launches emergency measures after first polio cases in 2 years

Nigerian military helicopters rushed emergency polio vaccines to Nigeria's northern state of Borno on Friday morning, in response to Africa's first cases of the polio virus in more than two years.A day before, the Nigerian government confirmed that two toddlers were paralyzed by the disease, nearly a year after the country was declared polio-free.RELATED LINKSThese new cases have prompted Nigerian health officials to coordinate an emergency response with WHO, aiming to vaccinate nearly 5 million children in the northeastern parts of the country to contain the outbreak, NPR reported."This is an important reminder that the world cannot afford to be complacent as we are on the brink of polio eradication – we will only be done when the entire world has been certified polio-free," said Michel Zaffran, WHO director of polio eradication.


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Global polio eradication hopes hang in the balance after Nigeria setback

Global polio eradication hopes hang in the balance after Nigeria setback

LONDON/GENEVA After two years in which the disease appeared beaten in Africa, polio eradication hopes hang in the balance with two cases of paralysis in Nigeria suggesting the virus has fought back, UN experts said on Friday.Many more cases of polio paralysis could come to light as investigators go into areas of northeastern Nigeria where the country's first cases in the two years were confirmed on Thursday."There could very well be more cases," Michel Zaffran, head of polio at the World Health Organization, told reporters in a series of briefings.He said health authorities would be carrying out detailed surveillance in the state of Borno and surrounding areas to see whether and how many other children might have been affected.