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Event: EP Epidemic Number: 2025-000107 Country: PNG Papua New Guinea Location: Date (YMD): 2025-5-16 Time: Duration: Magnitude: Information Source: WHO Comments: [...] As of 16 May 2025, Papua New Guinea (PNG) has confirmed a polio outbreak—the first since 2018—after detecting two cases of poliovirus type 2 in children from Lae, Morobe Province. Environmental samples from Port Moresby also tested positive for the virus, indicating community transmission. Genetic sequencing links the strain to poliovirus circulating in Indonesia. (WHO, 19 May 2025) Aproximate Location::   THIS DISASTER ON THE INTERNET:	Useful Links: Back to Search results New Search Statistics Charts Tabular Reports Related Records: