We have identified you may not be viewing TRAVAX optimally because the browser you are using is unsupported - click here.

Suitcase

Polio in Sierra Leone

05 January 2021

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.

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 Sierra Leone country page and Poliomyelitis page.