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Polio in Malawi

28 February 2022

On 23 February 2022, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative reported one case of polio in Lilongwe, Malawi in 2021 which was thought to be imported from 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 Malawi country page and Poliomyelitis page.