Nigeria: Resurgence of Polio

[Leadership] Recently, the Nigeria Primary Health Care Development Agency ( NPHCDA) reported that the country is witnessing an intense transmission of the circulating variant poliovirus type 2(cVPV2). The agency’s executive director, Dr Muyi Aina, said 70 cVPV2 had been recorded from 46 local government areas across 14 northern states. He said it indicated continuous virus transmission due to low routine immunisation, and refusal of vaccines during polio campaigns.



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