For the week ending 4/06/24
Dear Polio Eradication Warriors,
One new Wild Polio case reported this week. We are now 5 weeks since the Onset of Paralysis of the most recent reported Wild Polio Case in the Balochistan, Pakistan.
WHAT IS CIRCULATING VACCINE DERIVED POLIO? Attached is a great article written by Rotary Zone 8 End Polio Now Coordinator Dr. Murray Verso which will increase your understanding of the Variant Polio cases we are fighting.
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WHO would like to thank the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for the generous contribution of US$ 20 million to support polio campaign operations, technical assistance and other immunization activities in Pakistan.
Save the Date - World Immunization Week - April 24-30
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Total Wild Polio cases
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Year-to-date 2024
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Total
2023
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Total
2022
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Total
2021
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Total
2020
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Globally
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3
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12
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30
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6
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140
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- in endemic countries:
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3
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12
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22
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5
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140
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- in post-endemic countries:
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0
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0
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8
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1
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0
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2024 Wild Polio Case Total - 3 - Afghanistan 1, Pakistan 2
2024 Circulating Variant Polio Case Total - 13 Guinea - 1, Mali - 1, Nigeria 7, Somalia - 1, South Sudan - 1, Yemen - 2
2023 Wild Polio Case Total 12 - Afghanistan 6, Pakistan 6
2022 Wild Polio Cases - Pakistan 20, Afghanistan 2, Mozambique 8
2022 Circulating Variant Polio Cases – 914 in 26 Countries
2023 Circulating Variant Polio Case Total - 524 Benin - 3, Burkina Faso - 3, Burundi - 1, Central African Republic - 14, Chad - 55, Cote d' Ivoire - 6, DR Congo - 223, Guinea - 47, Indonesia - 6, Israel - 1, Kenya - 8, Madagascar - 24, Mali - 15, Mauritania - 1, Mozambique - 5,Niger - 2, Nigeria - 87, Somalia - 8, South Sudan - 3, Tanzania - 3, Yemen - 8, Zambia - 1, Zimbabwe - 1.
New Polio Cases & Samples reported this week -
- Afghanistan: one WPV1 case
- Pakistan: 12 WPV1-positive environmental samples
- Nigeria: three cVDPV2 cases and two cVDPV2-positive environmental samples
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The Final Two Polio Endemic Countries:
Pakistan No new Wild Polio cases reported this week. Two Wild Polio cases reported in 2024. Six Wild Polio Cases reported in 2023. Twenty Wild Polio cases reported in 2022. The most recent case had an onset of paralysis on 10/24/23. Twelve WPV1 Samples and no cVDPV2 Positive Environmental Samples were reported this week in Pakistan.
Afghanistan One new Wild Polio case reported this week. One Wild Polio case reported in 2024. Six Wild Polio Cases reported in 2023, Two Wild Polio Cases reported in 2022. The most recent case had an onset of paralysis on 9/4/23. No WPV1 Samples and no cVDPV2 Positive Environmental Samples were reported this week in Afghanistan.
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