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Polio resurfaces, declared health emergency

Summary by The Nation
Ministry of Health and Sanitation has declared polio a public health emergency following confirmation of a new case in Blantyre, marking the first recorded case since 2022. The ministry said the virus has been identified as circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) which has also been detected in samples collected from two sewage treatment plants within the commercial city. A child being vaccinated against polio at the peak of the o…
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The Nation broke the news in Blantyre, Malawi on Tuesday, February 3, 2026.
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