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Polio in Burkino Faso

19 May 2025

On 14 May 2024, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative reported one case of polio from Fada region of Burkina Faso, making it the first case reported since 2023. The case developed symptoms with onset of paralysis on 30 March 2025.

Advice for Travellers

Poliomyelitis is spread mainly through person to person contact via the faecal-oral route.

  • All travellers should take care with personal and food and water hygiene.
  • 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 Burkina Faso country page and Poliomyelitis page.