Polio virus returns to Kano, 8 other Nigerian states

The United Nations Children’s Emmergency Fund (UNICEF) has confirmed a resurgence of polio in Kano State and eight other states currently battling a fresh outbreak of the disease.

UNICEF’s Chief of Field Office in Kano, Rahama Farah, raised the alarm during a high-level meeting with government officials and development partners.

He revealed that the recent outbreak of circulating variant poliovirus type 2 (cVPV2) was largely due to low routine immunization coverage, especially in high-risk areas.

According to Farah, Nigeria recorded 83 cases of cVPV2 in 2024, a worrying trend that threatens the country’s progress in eradicating polio.

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