Gambia Declares Poliovirus Outbreak





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The Gambia government through the Ministry of Health has declared the emergence of Poliovirus Outbreak in the country.


“It is with a deep sense of concern that I write to inform you that the country has experienced another outbreak of a new strain of Poliovirus cVDPV from the environmental surveillance site located at Banjul.” the release said. 


According to the release three environmental samples collected from Tallinding Daru Salam, Kotu Agua Gambia and Banjul were sent for sequencing to the Regional Polio Laboratory in the Republic of Senegal. 


“We received the results in May 2024 and the sample collected from the Banjul site was positive for cVDPV 2” the release added.


The results showed that the virus is genetically linked to the virus currently circulating in Guinea Conakry.


The Ministry further called on the support of the general public to respond to the outbreak.

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