More H5N1 outbreaks in dairy cows and poultry

Three extra wild poliovirus kind 1 (WPV1) circumstances have been reported from Afghanistan, all in Kandahar, elevating the nation’s complete for the 12 months to 9, the World Polio Eradication Initiative mentioned in its newest weekly replace. The brand new circumstances put the nation over its complete for 2023, which was six.

Afghanistan is among the many few nations the place WPV1 remains to be endemic. Final week Pakistan, which additionally continues to battle the virus, reported extra circumstances, additionally topping its quantity for the earlier 12 months. The nation reported eight new WPV1 environmental detections this week.

Extra vaccine-derived circumstances in Africa, Yemen

Elsewhere, six nations—largely in Africa—reported extra polio circumstances involving two completely different vaccine-derived varieties. Angola reported two circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus kind 2 (cVDPV2) circumstances in two provinces, bringing its complete for the 12 months to 5.

Chad reported yet one more case, lifting its complete for 2024 to 5. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) reported two extra cVDPV2 circumstances, in addition to its fifth an infection involving circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus kind 1 (cVDPV1). 

Guinea reported its fourth cVDPV2 case of the 12 months, and Mozambique reported its first cVDPV1 case of 2024. Within the Center East, Yemen reported 6 extra cVDPV2 circumstances, 5 in Alhudaidah and 1 in Saadah, boosting its complete to 21.