On Mar. 17, 2023, the Indonesia Ministry of Health notified WHO of the detection of a circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) in a 48-month-old female with acute flaccid paralysis (AFP), from Purwakarta district in West Java province. Field investigations were immediately launched by local and national public health authorities, with support from partners of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI).

On Nov. 28, the Ministry of Health launched an immunization campaign for children under the age of 13 years in the affected areas.