On 17 January 2019, two genetically-linked circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) isolates were reported from Molumbo district, Zambezia province, Mozambique. The first one, was from an acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) case with onset of paralysis on 21 October 2018, a six-year old girl with no history of vaccination, and the second isolate was from a community contact of the first case, a child aged one-year old.
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San Cristobal Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: CONS EM to 8000 ft (2400 m)
Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Washington warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 8000 ft (2400 m) altitude or flight level 080 . The full report is as follows: FVXX23 at 21:40 UTC, 24/01/19 from KNES VA ADVISORY DTG: 20190124/2138Z VAAC: WASHINGTON VOLCANO: SAN CRISTOBAL 344020 PSN: N1241 W08659 AREA: NICARAGUA SUMMIT ELEV: 5725 FT…