There are growing concerns over the outbreak of Vaccine Derived Poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) in 13 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

The virus is contracted as a result of many factors, including refusing to take the shots or not completing polio vaccines.

While the Wild Polio Virus (WPV) is the most common form of the poliovirus, circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus or cVDPV is another form of polio that can spread within communities which Nigeria is currently experiencing.

Medical experts say the outbreak is a public health concern and warned that it is a threat to Nigeria’s wild polio virus-free status.

The outbreak of cVDPV2 came to the fore barely one year after Nigeria was certified wild polio virus-free by Africa Regional Certification Commission (ARCC).
The recent surge in Nigeria
The Executive Director of the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr Faisal Shuaib,  had on Monday, July 5, announced that the country was witnessing a cVDPV2 outbreak in Abia, Bayelsa, Borno, Delta, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Jigawa, Kano, Kebbi, Lagos, Niger, Rivers, Sokoto, Yobe and Zamfara states, Daily Trust resort’s.