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Polio in Eritrea

10 June 2022

On 08 June 2022, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative reported one new case of polio in Eritrea. The Government of Eritrea has declared this outbreak to be a national public health emergency.

Advice for Travellers

Poliomyelitis is spread mainly through person to person contact via the faecal-oral route.

  • Travellers should be offered a booster dose of poliomyelitis vaccine if it has been more than 10 years since their last dose.

For further information see the TRAVAX Eritrea country page and Poliomyelitis page.