The World Health Organisation said on Tuesday that circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) had been detected in stool specimens of two healthy children in Papua New Guinea on May 9.

This is the first polio outbreak in Papua New Guinea since 2018 ... with those under 2 years old most at risk. In nearly all cases it has no symptoms, making it hard to detect.

This is the first polio outbreak in Papua New Guinea since 2018 ... with those under two years old most at risk.

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The World Health Organisation said on Tuesday that circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) had been detected in stool specimens of two healthy children in Papua New Guinea on May 9 ...

The World Health Organisation said on Tuesday that circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) had been detected in stool specimens of two healthy children in Papua New Guinea on May 9.

It mostly affects children under five years old. There is no cure for polio, although the majority of people with the infection - including the two recent cases in Papua New Guinea - have no symptoms.

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