Last week, the Department of Health confirmed the re-emergence of polio in the Philippines saying that “a single confirmed polio case of vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 or two positive environmental samples that are genetically linked isolated in two different locations is considered an epidemic in a polio-free country.”
Earlier, the DOH announced that a 3-year-old girl from Lanao del Sur has been detected with the disease, while the virus has also been detected in water sewage samples in Manila and Davao. “We advise against all travel here due to the very high risk. If you do travel, you should typically seek professional security advice,” it added.
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