Polio Eradication Update
For The Week August 11, 2023 Polio Eradication Update
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Advocate, Donate & Educate to END POLIO NOW & FOREVER!
20,000,000 Children Saved from the Paralysis of Polio Since 1988
| Total paralysis cases | YTD '23 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
| Globally |
7 |
30 |
6 |
140 |
176 |
33 |
22 |
37 |
| -in endemic countries: |
7 |
22 |
5 |
140 |
176 |
33 |
22 |
37 |
| -in post-endemic countries: |
0 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Wild Polio cases reported in the past week:
Pakistan 0, Afghanistan 0
2023 Wild Polio Cases - 7
Endemic Countries
Pakistan - 2 (2022-20) (2021-1) (2020-84) (2019-147)
Afghanistan - 5 (2022-2) (2021-4) (2020-56) (2019-29)
Post-Endemic Countries
Mozambique (2022-8), Malawi (2021-1)
2023 Vaccine Derived Polio 192 Cases - in 16 Countries
2022 Vaccine Derived Polio 912 Cases - in 25 Countries
2021 Vaccine Derived Polio 689 Cases in 22 Countries
2020 Vaccine Derived Polio 113 Cases in 26 Countries
Terry Ziegler, bigzlumber@aol.com Polio Update Newsletter Editor, Rotary Region 36
NEWS: Mojo Blog
I’m going to plan to post as often as possible, maybe not every day, but as the mood hits me and the need arises to share some worthy. I will share my adventures, some thoughts, some ideas that I gather from all of you, and most of all I hope to have some fun. It will be an exciting year ahead, I hope you all can come along for the journey as I explore Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, and eventually HAWAII!
To End Polio – We must end it everywhere!
No new Wild Polio cases reported this week. We are now 4 weeks since the most recent reported Wild Polio Case - on 6/10/23 in Afghanistan. What is that Polio Picture? To End Polio - We must end it everywhere! Including the Circulating Vaccine...
Give Polio the Finger
What does Give Polio The Finger mean? Polio vaccinators paint the little finger of the left hand with a purple dye to indicate that someone has received the oral polio vaccine (OPV). This is done as part of a global effort to eradicate polio, a...
End Polio Newsletter – February 2023
2022 in review For polio eradication efforts, 2022 brought good news. Fewer genetic strains of the virus are circulating than ever before. Afghanistan and Pakistan are the only two countries where polio remains endemic. And support from political,...
Other Mojo Blurbs
Mojo could also be considered as momentum. Think about it, if we are not moving for forward we are either going backwards or making no progress at all. In order to have any momentum, you must have something of substantial force to move or have an effect on another object. Something small is not going to make a difference on something substantial. Think BIG! Make a Difference!
I Will Never Go Back
A glimpse into why the Ukrainians did what they did Thursday, February 27, 2014by Karl and Sandra Borden In 1999 we attended the Rotary International conference in Singapore and sat on a bus next to a fellow Rotarian, a physician from Ukraine....
2019-2020: Rotarian of the Year
Each year the current District Governor has the privilege of selecting and honoring outstanding achievements. These are usually announced at the Annual District Conference. Rotary years 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 were anything but usual.
Polio Eradication Update
Register Your Club's Participation. Share Your World Polio Day Celebration!Show the world how many of Rotary's 35,000+ Rotary, Rotaract, and Interact clubs are taking action to #EndPolio.Dear Polio Eradication Warriors, [dmpro_image_hotspot...
Weekly Polio Eradication Updates
Many of you have asked questions about the recent Vaccine Derived Polio cases. Rotary is quite concerned about the increased numbers of Vaccine Derived cases as well as the Wild Polio cases. Some of the increase in case numbers is due to better surveillance with more cases being identified. When vaccine-derived cases are confirmed, there is an immediate response with vaccinations given in the immediate area. See the attached Q&A’s from the CDC. The CDC has created an outbreak response team and plans to deploy more than 60 CDC staff over the next 6 months to concentrate on Vaccine Derived outbreaks. I hope this will help as you inform your District’s Rotarians about the Vaccine-Induced Polio cases.
Vaccine-Induced Polio Cases – From 2000 to date, 1085 cases of paralytic cVDPV have been reported, 932 (86%) of which were type 2. During the same period, >10 million cases of paralytic polio were averted. Vaccine-associated paralytic polio can occur in children who receive the vaccine, usually after the first dose, or in their susceptible close contacts, for a total of 2–4 cases per birth cohort of 1,000,000 children before the switch from trivalent OPV to bivalent OPV. Since the switch, an estimated 160–240 cases per year of type 2 vaccine-associated paralytic polio have been averted. Cessation of all OPV use after certification of polio eradication will eliminate the risk for VDPV emergence and spread.
World Polio Day 2024
No new Wild Polio cases reported this week. We are now 2 weeks since the most recent reported Wild Polio Case - on 7/20/23 in Pakistan. What is that Polio Picture? Did you know POLIO could be the second human disease to ever be eradicated? Rotary...
Extraordinary cooperation to detect Poliovirus in Sudan
No new Wild Polio cases reported this week. We are now 6 weeks since the most recent reported Wild Polio Case - on 6/10/23 in Afghanistan. What is that Polio Picture? It takes extraordinary cooperation to detect Poliovirus in conflict areas like...
The five steps of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) surveillance
No new Wild Polio cases reported this week. We are now 5 weeks since the most recent reported Wild Polio Case - on 6/10/23 in Afghanistan. What is that Polio Picture? The five steps of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) surveillance: Finding and...
In his 2023-2024 Theme message at International assembly, Rotary International President Gordon McInally explains why he wants Rotary members to create hope in the world.
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District 5630, What a Year!
In the year of COVID-19, how you navigated rough watersTravel History
Beginning on July 1, 2019 the adventure as your District Governor “officially” begins. But really my travels and my journey began a long time ago… View my travel map
Counties
Clubs Visited
Miles Driven
blog posts
Touring our District, A Community at a Time
From the northern border at South Dakota, just 12 miles north of Spencer, NE to the southern border just 6 miles south of Red Cloud, NE US Highway 281 stretches approximately 275 miles to form the eastern most edge of the district. With the small exception of a small “notch” that excludes the communities of Scottsbluff, Gering, Mitchell and Morrill on the far western edge the rest of Nebraska makes up District 5630. From Chimney Rock to the NE State Fair Grounds and the Niobrara River to Harlan County Reservoir, our district is as diverse as the land it covers and we will explore is together.
Travel Gallery
Traveling to the clubs is certainly the most enjoyable part of the District Governors responsibilities. Meeting all the dedicated Rotarians, their families, friends and community leaders throughout the district is such a thrill for me. For many years I have made my way to clubs as often as much as possible. But this year as YOUR Governor, it is a very special honor to make the return trip to visit. I’m hoping that I can make many trips back over the year of my service to our district.
American Cemetery, Epinal, FR
Kansas City Royals Baseball
GSE Student – Candela Sudano
Big Red Blowout – UNI 8 at NU 44
RYLA Camp, July 2019
Packing School Backpacks
Hot Meals USA Dedication
Club Visitations
Carhenge – Alliance, NE
McCook, NE Visit
Ogallala, NE Visit
A night at the Saloon
