Borno State has recorded a decline in circulating variant poliovirus cases, from eight in 2025 to three in 2026. Francis Butichi, Chief of the UNICEF Maiduguri Field Office, announced this during a football match for polio survivors marking World Polio Day 2026. The reduction indicates progress in polio eradication efforts in the state.
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