Three years after Yobe State was declared free from Poliomyelitis, the state has again recorded four new cases across three local government areas of Bursari, Machina and Yusufari.
The Executive Secretary, Yobe State Primary Healthcare Management Board, Dr. Babagana Kundi-Machina disclosed this at Dole Machina community while flagging off this year’s polio vaccination.
Dole Machina, a community located five kilometres away from the Niger Republic border had recently recorded two out of the four cases of the disease in the state.
He said “It’s unfortunate that after three years of being certified polio free, we have recorded a circulating poliovirus outbreak in 3 local government areas of Bursari, Machina and Yusufari and as a government together with our partners, we have embarked on state-wide outbreak response”
