2019–2021 polio outbreak in the Philippines
The 2019–2021 polio outbreak in the Philippines was an epidemic. For the previous 19 years, the Philippines was free of any polio-related diseases. On September 14, 2019, the disease began to resurface through a positive test result done to a 3-year-old girl from Mindanao. After the confirmation of a second case from tests done on a 5-year-old boy, the government of the Philippines publicly declared a polio outbreak on September 19, 2019. On June 11, 2021, the WHO announced that the outbreak has ended.
2019–2021 polio outbreak in the Philippines | |
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Map of provinces (including Metro Manila) with confirmed cases | |
Disease | Polio |
Virus strain |
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Location | Philippines |
Index case | Marogong, Lanao del Sur |
Date | September 19, 2019 – June 11, 2021 |
Confirmed cases | 17 |
Deaths | 0 |
Vaccinations | 4,750,000+ (2019 – August 2020) |
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the Philippines eradicated polio in 2000.
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