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Niger

Status: imported poliovirus

In January 2006, Niger was taken off the endemic country list, having successfully interrupted indigenous wild poliovirus transmission for a period of 12 months. Since that time, Niger has been subject to repeated polio importations, due to its proximity to northern Nigeria. In all instances, adherence to international outbreak response has prevented imported polioviruses from re-establishing themselves. The dramatic decrease in new cases in northern Nigeria in 2010 has had secondary benefits for Niger, as exposure to imported viruses has decreased. Nevertheless, cases have been reported in 2010. Niger will continue to be at particular risk of re-infection until all indigenous wild poliovirus transmission has been interrupted in Nigeria.

Strategy

Global Polio Eradication Initiative Strategic Plan 2010–2012
  

Polio campaign monitoring

  
  

Polio this week in West Africa

  • No new WPV cases were reported in the past week. The most recent case in the region was a WPV1 from Tahoua province in Niger with onset of paralysis on 15 November 2012.
  • Multi-country immunization campaigns will be held on 24-27 May, using trivalent OPV, across West Africa. The activity follows a multi-country campaign at end-April in Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia, Mali and Sierra Leone, to reach nearly 30 million children under the age of five years. Niger will conduct subnational immunization activities on 15-18 June.
  • Further multi-country campaigns are planned for September.
  

News Stories and Press Releases for Niger

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