2022
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Nigeria
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South Africa
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The Democratic Republic of Congo
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Malawi
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Detailed explanation-1: -The declaration of the polio outbreak by the Malawi government understandably caused panic among (some) health workers and the general public.
Detailed explanation-2: -Polio remains endemic in two countries Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Detailed explanation-3: -Elsewhere, Benin, Ghana, Niger, and Togo reported more circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) cases. Benin reported 3 cases in Borgou, making its total 10 for the year. Ghana had 1 case, in Northern province, its third case of 2022.
Detailed explanation-4: -At present, only 2 countries worldwide remain with indigenous transmission of wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) – Afghanistan and Pakistan. In Afghanistan, in 2022, the WPV1 has left 2 children paralyzed, whereas in Pakistan, 20 children have been affected this year.