Mozambique becomes second African country to report wild polio this year

Mozambique became the second African country this year to report a case of wild poliovirus after confirming that a child who began experiencing onset of paralysis in March had contracted the disease.
Malawi, a neighboring country, reported Africa’s first case of wild polio in more than 5 years in February.
Genetic testing linked both cases to a strain of poliovirus that circulated in Pakistan in 2019. Because the cases are considered imported, Africa will not lose the polio-free status it achieved in 2020 after going 4 years without a locally acquired case.
“The detection of another

Mozambique became the second African country this year to report a case of wild poliovirus after confirming that a child who began experiencing onset of paralysis in March had contracted the disease.
Malawi, a neighboring country, reported Africa’s first case of wild polio in more than 5 years in February.
Genetic testing linked both cases to a strain of poliovirus that circulated in Pakistan in 2019. Because the cases are considered imported, Africa will not lose the polio-free status it achieved in 2020 after going 4 years without a locally acquired case.
“The detection of another