In Mozambique, the first wild polio case in 30 years has been discovered.

Mozambique has declared a wild polio outbreak after a small boy in the country's north-eastern Tete province was diagnosed with the disease, the country's first instance in 30 years.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), doctors discovered it when the child's paralysis began in late March.

In February of this year, Malawi reported a similar incident.

"The discovery of yet another instance of wild poliovirus in Africa is deeply troubling, even though it comes as little surprise considering the recent outbreak in Malawi. However, it demonstrates how serious this virus is and how quickly it can spread," said Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, WHO's regional director for Africa.

The Ministry of Health is launching a vaccination effort to reach youngsters who are either unprotected or only partially covered to increase their immunity.

Only two nations in the world still have wild polio: Afghanistan and Pakistan.

The strain is identical to the one circulating in Pakistan, according to sequencing done on the sample recovered in Mozambique.

Polio mainly affects children under the age of five and can result in permanent paralysis.

Although there is no treatment, vaccination can help prevent it.