Two new cases of wild polio have been
recently discovered in a camp hosting refugees from the Central African
Republic, CAR in Kette subdivision in the East region.
The discovery now brings to five, the
total number of wild polio cases recorded this year in Cameroon.
In response to the 2 new cases, the
ministry of public health organised the 7th round of the
immunization campaign, targeting children and adults irrespective of their
ages.
More strategic campaigns have been
scheduled for late August and mid September.
In the mean time, the World Health
Organisation, WHO country office is underway to evaluate the success of the 7th
round started in early August in order to re-classify Cameroon.
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