#Statement of the 39th #Meeting of #Polio #IHR #Emergency Committee, #WHO: https://www.who.int/news/item/13-08-2024-statement-of-the-thirty-ninth-meeting-of-the-polio-ihr-emergency-committee
Based on current #situation regarding #WPV1 and #cVDPVs, and #reports provided by affected countries, the Director-General accepted Committee’s assessment & on 12 continues to constitute a #PHEIC with respect to WPV1 and cVDPV.
Statement of the Thirty-ninth Meeting of the Polio IHR Emergency Committee
The thirty-ninth meeting of the Emergency Committee under the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) on the international spread of poliovirus was convened by the WHO Director-General on 20 March 2024 with committee members and advisers meeting via video conference with affected countries, supported by the WHO Secretariat.
#Pakistan: #WPV1 {wild #poliovirus} found in #sewage samples of #Gujranwala https://reliefweb.int/report/pakistan/wpv1-found-sewage-samples-gujranwala
Wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) has been found in sewage samples collected from Gujranwala district of Punjab and six previously infected districts.
WPV1 found in sewage samples of Gujranwala - Pakistan
News and Press Release in English on Pakistan about Health and Epidemic; published on 28 Jun 2024 by Govt. Pakistan
#Pakistan: #Sewage #samples from two new districts test positive for #poliovirus https://reliefweb.int/report/pakistan/sewage-samples-two-new-districts-test-positive-poliovirus
Sewage samples collected from two new districts, Bahawalpur and DI Khan, and 10 already infected districts have tested positive for wild poliovirus type 1 (#WPV1).
Sewage samples from two new districts test positive for poliovirus - Pakistan
News and Press Release in English on Pakistan about Health and Epidemic; published on 4 Jun 2024 by Govt. Pakistan
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