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On 30th December 2020, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative reported three new cases of polio; one each in the Western Area, Northern and North Western regions. These are the first polio cases in the country.
Poliomyelitis is spread mainly through person to person contact via the faecal-oral route.
For further information see the TRAVAX Sierra Leone country page and Poliomyelitis page.