Strain Of Wild Poliovirus Eradicated, Great Feat By WHO
October 24, 2019
11:33 am
Wild poliovirus type 3 has been eradicated, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday, hailing the development as a “historic achievement for humanity” that leaves only one strain of the virus in transmission.
All three types of wild polio can cause paralysis and death, but WHO categorises them separately in terms of eradication because of certain virological differences.
The last confirmed case of WPV3 was recorded in northern Nigeria in 2012.
An independent panel, chaired by WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, concluded that the required criteria have been met to “verify that this strain is truly gone”, the United Nations …
