Outbreak of Variant Type 1 Polio in Madagascar Declared Over

In Madagascar, poliomyelitis is no longer a threat to public health. The World Health Organization (WHO) officially announced on Tuesday, 20 May, the end of the epidemic in the country. New victory in the fight against poliomyelitis. Madagascar managed to stop the transmission of poliovirus variant type 1. No new cases have been reported for a year and a half, either in man or in the environment. The end of this epidemic in the country was confi…

Outbreak of variant type 1 polio in Madagascar declared over – MoreBranches

Madagascar has successfully halted the transmission of variant poliovirus type 1, following recommendations from a rigorous, independent Outbreak Response Assessment (OBRA) to declare the outbreak closed. This achievement marks a major milestone in the country’s ongoing efforts towards polio eradication. The outbreak, which started in 2020, posed a serious public health threat, particularly to under 5 children but also to unvaccinated adults. In…

Antananarivo, 20 May, 6:45 p.m. – Madagascar is taking an important step in the fight against polio. The Great Island is officially freed from poliovirus type 1. Madagascar managed to stop the transmission of the variant of poliovirus type 1 , welcomes the World Health Organization (WHO) office in Madagascar in its communiqué. The management of the Expanded Programme of Immunization (DPEV) had already announced a week ago that no new detection o…

Outbreak of variant type 1 polio in Madagascar declared over

Madagascar has successfully halted the transmission of variant poliovirus type 1, following recommendations from a rigorous, independent Outbreak Response Assessment (OBRA) to declare the outbreak closed. This achievement marks a major milestone in the country’s ongoing efforts towards polio eradication. The outbreak, which started in 2020, posed a serious public health threat, particularly to under […]

GPEI-Outbreak of variant type 1 polio in Madagascar declared over

Antananarivo – Madagascar has successfully halted the transmission of variant poliovirus type 1, following recommendations from a rigorous, independent Outbreak Response Assessment (OBRA) to declare the outbreak closed. This achievement marks a major milestone in the country’s ongoing efforts towards polio eradication. The outbreak, which started in 2020, posed a serious public health threat, particularly to under 5 children but also to unvaccin…