A killer virus has been discovered in Nairobi. 

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The infectious poliovirus type 2 (VDPV2) which was earlier discovered in Somalia was detected in a sewage sample in the city.

According to a report by the World Health Organisation [WHO], there have been no cases of polio discovered or children reported paralysed in the country but children are at a great risk of contracting the virus. 

“In Somalia, three cVDPV2s were isolated from environmental samples collected January 4 and 11, 2018, from Hamarweyn district in Banadir province (Mogadishu).  These latest isolates are genetically linked to previously isolated VDPV2s from 2017, collected on 22 October and 2 November 2017 from environmental samples collected from Waberi district, Banadir province.  In Kenya, one cVDPV2 was isolated from an environmental sample collected on March 21, 2018 from Nairobi, linked to the cVDPV2 previously confirmed in Somalia,” read part of the WHO statement.