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? Polio – Africa – With over 117 confirmed cases of circulating variant polioviruses and 107 detections in sampled wastewater so far in the African Region in 2023, the Africa Regional Certification Commission (ARCC) has urged countries and health partners to urgently address gaps in Polio immunity to avert outbreaks.
Have you made your 2023-24 Rotary Year donation to The Rotary Foundation’s PolioPlus Fund? If not, why not do it today!
A Win Against Polio is a Win for Global Health!
2023 Circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Cases – 141 Benin – 3, Burkina Faso – 1, Central African Republic – 10, Chad – 10, Cite d’ Ivoire – 2, DR Congo – 71, Indonesia – 3, Israel – 1, Madagascar – 13, Mali – 3, Mozambique – 3, Nigeria – 16, Somalia – 2, Zambia – 1.
New Polio Cases & Samples This Week –
- Pakistan: one WPV1 positive environmental sample
- Benin: two cVDPV2 cases (2022)
- Central African Republic: three cVDPV2 cases and one positive environmental sample
- Kenya: two cVDPV2 cases (linked to Somalia)
- Madagascar: 19 cVDPV1 positive environmental samples
- Niger : one cVDPV2 case (2022)
2022 Circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Case Total – 909 Afghanistan – 43, Algeria – 3, Benin – 11 (3 in 2021), Burundi – 1, Cameroon – 3 (3 in 2021), Central African Republic – 5, Chad -44 (0 in 2021), DR Congo – 507 (28 in 2021), Republic of Congo – 1, Eritrea – 1, Ethiopia – 1, Ghana – 3, Indonesia – 1, Israel – 1, Madagascar – 14 (13 in 2021), Malawi – 4, Mali – 2, Mozambique – 22 (2 in 2021), Niger – 15 (18 in 2021), Nigeria – 48 (415 in 2021), Pakistan – 8, Somalia – 5 (1 in 2021), Sudan – 1, Togo – 2, United States – 1, Yemen – 162 (69 in 2021).
2021 Circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Cases -689 in 22 Countries.
2020 Circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Cases – 1,113 in 26 countries in 2020.
Quote of the Day
“It is far easier to start something than it is to finish it.”
— Amelia Earhart
The Final Two Polio Endemic Countries:
Pakistan
as of 7/15/2023
0 new Polio cases reported this week. The most recent cases had an onset of paralysis on 2/20/23.
0 WPV1 and 0 CVDPV2-Positive Environmental Samples were reported this week in Afghanistan.
1 Wild Polio cases – 2023
20 Wild Polio cases – 2022
1 Wild Polio case – 2021
84 Wild Polio cases – 2020
Afghanistan
as of 7/15/2023
0 new Polio cases reported this week. The most recent cases had an onset of paralysis on 6/10/23.
0 WPV1 and 0 CVDPV2-Positive Environmental Samples were reported this week in Afghanistan.
5 Wild Polio cases – 2023 (all from Nangarhar Province)
2 Wild Polio case – 2022
4 Wild Polio cases – 2021
56 Wild Polio cases – 2020
Our Goal is Global Polio Eradication!!
Terry Ziegler, Polio Update Newsletter Editor Rotary Region 36
