Circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 – Cameroon

On 23 May 2019, WHO received notification through the Global Polio Laboratory Network (GPLN) of the detection of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) from an environmental sample collected on 20 April 2019 in a hospital in Northern Cameroon which borders Borno state in Nigeria and Chad.

Volcanic activity worldwide 5 Jun 2019: Fuego volcano, Popocatépetl, Dukono, Reventador, Sabancaya

Dukono (Halmahera): Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Darwin warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 7000 ft (2100 m) altitude or flight level 070 and is moving at 5 kts in E direction. The full report is as follows: CONTINUOUS VA EMISSION TO FL070 LAST OBS EXT NE AT 05/0220Z to 7000 ft (2100 m) …5 Jun: Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Darwin…