NPHCDA: No wild polio in Nigeria since 2016 — but 395 cases of mutant virus detected | TheCable

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The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) says 395 cases of circulating mutant polio virus type two (cMPV2) have been reported in 27 states and the federal capital territory

officially declared Nigeria and the rest of Africa freeHowever, cMPV2 outbreaks occur as a result of immunity gaps in children due to low routine immunisation coverage, and missing children during immunisation campaigns.

In a statement on Thursday signed by Faisal Shuaib, its executive director, the NPHCDA said its attention had been drawn to reports in the media claiming that there is an outbreak of a new polio virus in some states. The NPHCDA said the “suspension of several polio campaigns and other health programmes in 2020, as well as disruptions to routine immunization because of the COVID-19 pandemic, created further immunity gaps which led to new and wider outbreaks, and further increased transmission of the circulating mutant poliovirus both globally and within Nigeria”.

 

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