Chad
Status: affected by circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2)
Polio this week in Chad
- No case of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) was reported this week. There were 99 cVDPV2 cases reported in 2020 from three different outbreaks.
- The risk of further cVDPV2 spread across the Lake Chad sub-region remains high.
- Read our Chad country page for more information.
International Health Regulations
Countries affected by poliovirus transmission are subject to International Health Regulations Temporary Recommendations that request them to declare a case of polio as a national public health emergency and consideration vaccination of all international travellers, as per temporary recommendations issued 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.
