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Malawi declares polio outbreak

The first wild poliovirus case in Africa in more than five years has been detected in a young child in Malawi, the World Health Organization said. The Malawian health authorities have declared an outbreak of wild poliovirus type 1 after…

Uganda declares polio emergency

The Ugandan government has announced a polio emergency and blamed the outbreak to the COVID-19 pandemic during which resources were diverted from polio vaccination projects. The Health Ministry said in a statement that scientists have…