Some of you may have read that a number of new cases of paralytic polio from the type 2 circulating vaccine derived polio virus have been detected in Syria. Most of the cases have been in the northeastern region of Syria. The newly reported cases of paralytic polio this week in Syria will not change the outbreak response plans that are being finalized. The response will be in accordance with outbreak response protocols internationally agreed to previously.
We must remember that these cases are vaccine derived, not wild polio cases. So far this year only 6 cases of wild polio have been detected. More information about the Syrian cases and the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) response can be found at http://polioeradication.org/.
More about Rotary’s amazing role in polio eradication can be found at https://www.endpolio.org/.
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