Progress Toward Poliomyelitis Eradication --- Nigeria, January 2018--May 2019

Published on July 25, 2019

The number of children living in insurgent-held areas in Borno State, Nigeria, who have not had access to poliovirus vaccines was reduced by 87% during December 2016--May 2017.

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During 2016--2018, the number of reported measles virus genotypes declined from six to four; two (B3 and D8) accounted for 95% of reported sequences.

Threefold Increases in Population HIV Viral Load Suppression Among Men and Young Adults --- Bukoba Municipal Council, Tanzania, 2014--2017

August 1, 2019
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