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Polio updates in Indonesia


Indonesia


Status

affected by Variant Poliovirus Type 2


States infected with cVDPV2, with or without evidence of local transmission:

Indonesia most recent detection 7 December 2023

States that have had an importation of cVDPV2 but without evidence of local transmission should:

  • Officially declare, if not already done, at the level of head of state or government, that the prevention or interruption of poliovirus transmission is a national public health emergency.

  • Undertake urgent and intensive investigations to determine if there has been local transmission of the imported cVDPV2.

  • Noting the existence of a separate mechanism for responding to type 2 poliovirus infections, consider requesting vaccines from the global novel OPV2 stockpile.

  • Further intensify efforts to increase routine immunization coverage, including sharing coverage data, as high routine immunization coverage is an essential element of the polio eradication strategy, particularly as the world moves closer to eradication. Countries which have not yet introduced IPV2 into their schedules should urgently implement this. Once available, countries should also consider introducing the hexavalent vaccine now approved by Gavi.

  • Intensify national and international surveillance regional cooperation and cross­border coordination to enhance surveillance for prompt detection of poliovirus.


Polio this week in Indonesia

  • No cVDPV2 cases were reported this week. There have been seven cases reported this year.

  • No cVDPV2-positive environmental sample was reported this week.

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 effective July 2024.

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.

Polio Updates

2 endemic countries (Wild Poliovirus):

Afghanistan and Pakistan

41 outbreak (Variant Poliovirus):

Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Indonesia, Israel, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, occupied Palestinian territory, Republic of Congo, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe.


source:

Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI)

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