Malawi polio outbreak: What next?

Abstract Since, the last polio case was in 1992, health authorities in Malawi declared an outbreak of wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) on 17 February 2022. A 3‐year‐old girl was diagnosed with WPV1 in the country's capital, Lilongwe, after getting paralyzed by the virus in November 2021. The re‐em...

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Main Authors: Isabel Kazanga‐Chiumia, Symon Fidelis Nayupe, Betty Kazanga, Steven Munharo, Parth Patel, Phatisan Bango Jassi, John Phuka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-09-01
Series:Public Health Challenges
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/puh2.19