Horn of Africa: Circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus detected in environmental samples
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The Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) reported this week circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 3 (cVDPV3) is confirmed in Somalia, following isolation of the virus from four environmental samples collected between 8-22 March, from two environmental sites in Banadir province. This follows confirmation of a circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) in the Horn of Africa, with the ["]
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