Nigeria
Status: Affected by circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2.
Status: Affected by circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2.
Polio this week in Nigeria
- 37 cases of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) were reported; 14 in Kebbi, five in Nasarawa, three each in Kaduna, Jigawa and Kano, two in Borno, and one each in Bauchi, Katsina, Kwara, Sokoto, Taraba and Zamfara. There are now 224 cases reported in 2021. There were eight cases reported in 2020.
- 19 cVDPV2 positive environmental samples were reported; five in Borno, five in Kano,two each in Bauchi, Gombe, Jigawa and Yobe, and one in Nasarawa.
- Read our Nigeria country page for more information.
International Health Regulations
Nigeria is classified by the International Health Regulations (IHR) as a state infected with cVDPV2 with potential risk of international spread. It is therefore subject to temporary recommendations as of August 2021.
Travel advice
WHO’s International Travel and Health recommends that all travellers to polio-affected areas be fully vaccinated against polio. Residents (and visitors for more than 4 weeks) from infected areas should receive an additional dose of OPV or inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) within 4 weeks to 12 months of travel.
