Madagascar
Status: affected by circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 1 (cVDPV1)
Polio this week in Madagascar
- Three cases of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 1 (cVDPV1) were reported; two in Sud-Est from 2020 and one in Sud Ouest from 2021.
- Three cVDPV1 positive environmental samples were reported in Boeni.
- Read our Madagascar country page country page for more information.
International Health Regulations
Countries affected by poliovirus circulation are subject to temporary recommendations issued by the Emergency Committee of the International Health Regulations on Poliovirus, under the auspices of the Public Health Emergency of International Concern. The latest report by the Committee is as of February 2021.
Travel advice
WHO’s International Travel and Health recommends that all travellers to polio-affected areas be fully vaccinated against polio. Residents (and visitors for more than 4 weeks) from infected areas should receive an additional dose of OPV or inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) within 4 weeks to 12 months of travel.
