The Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed the detection of circulating Vaccine-Derived Poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) in an environmental sample obtained in Koforidua, Eastern Region.
It has thus declared it as a public health emergency, urging the public to practise better personal hygiene and maintain good sanitation to reduce the risk of transmission.
cVDPV2 is a type of polio virus that can emerge in communities where not enough people are vaccinated against polio.
It comes about when the oral…
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