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The Morobe province of Papua New Guinea is facing a polio epidemic, according to information from the country's health ministry and the World Health Organization (WHO). The first confirmed case was recorded at the end of April, when a 6-year-old boy presented with weakness in the lower limbs.
According to WHO, last Friday (22), the Center for Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed that the same poliovirus was isolated from stool samples taken from two healthy children living in the same community, which means that the virus circulates in the
Initial actions, according to the entity, include large-scale vaccination campaigns and strengthening of the health surveillance system to detect the first cases of polio.
WHO data indicate that Papua New Guinea has not reported any cases of wild poliovirus infection since 1996. The country had been certified free from the disease in 2000, with all other nations of the Western Pacific Region
Edition: Valeria Aguiar
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