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Somalia: Weekly EPI/POL Update Week 24 (17 June 2018)

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Highlights

• PV2-VDPV and PV3-VDPV isolated from AFPs, contacts and Community samples collected from Lower Jubba,
Hiran and Middle Shabelle regions of Central and South Zones

• Discussion on progress with team to conduct detail investigation and active search of in these areas

• 459 contact samples and 263 community samples from healthy children collected

• A total of 125 community samples were collected from 5 inaccessible districts in Middle and Lower Shaballe regions

• Continued collection of ES samples on a weekly bases

• TOT on progress in Mogadishu for participants from the 6 regions on ODK • SIA Micro-plan revised and other necessary preparation activities undergoing for the mOPV2 campaign in all accessible and partially accessible districts of South and Central zone. Banadir, Lower Shabelle and Middle Shabelle will be synchronized with Kenya.

• Campaign dates:

➢ Round 1: (30 June-03 July 2018)

➢ Round 2: (28 - 31 July 2018)