Poliovirus, most often spread through sewage and contaminated water, is highly infectious and potentially fatal.
The virus was detected in wastewater and environmental samples in the Pacific nation's capital Port Moresby and second largest city Lae, the World Health Organization (WHO) said.
The confirmation of community transmission in the children “constitutes a polio outbreak“, Huseynova said in briefing notes provided to AFP on Friday.
Genetic testing showed the polio strain detected in Papua New Guinea was linked to one circulating in Indonesia.
“Polio is a highly infectious disease, and in communities with low polio immunisation rates, the virus quickly spreads from one person to another,“ Huseynova said.
“We’ve dealt with this before and know what works,“ he told reporters on Thursday.
“Vaccination is safe and effective, and we’re acting quickly to keep children protected.”
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