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Polio in Tajikistan

12 February 2021

On 10th February 2021, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative reported one new case of polio in Khatlon province making it the first case in the country. The case is linked to an outbreak originating in Pakistan.

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 Tajikistan country page and Poliomyelitis page.