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On 9 May 2025, the International Health Regulations (IHR) National Focal Point (NFP) for Papua New Guinea (PNG) notified WHO of the detection of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) from stool specimens of two healthy children from Morobe province, Papua New Guinea (PNG). The detection of wild poliovirus (WPV) or vaccine-derived poliovirus (VDPV), including from samples taken fro
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HealthWatch Global. Polio outbreak — Papua New Guinea [Internet]. 2025-05-20 [cited 2026 Jun 26]. Available from: https://healthwatch-global.com/en/outbreak/c8fb40be-ecae-45b0-9cbb-abadf203216a. Data source: WHO DON.
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