Terry’s Polio Eradication Update
Dear Polio Eradication Warriors,
Terry's Polio Eradication Update
For The Week October 28, 2023 Polio Eradication Update
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20,500,000 Children Saved from the Paralysis of Polio Since 1988
| Total paralysis cases | YTD '23 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
| Globally |
10 |
30 |
6 |
140 |
176 |
33 |
22 |
37 |
| -in endemic countries: |
10 |
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 1, Afghanistan 0
2023 Wild Polio Cases - 10
Endemic Countries
Pakistan - 4 (2022-20) (2021-1) (2020-84) (2019-147)
Afghanistan - 6 (2022-2) (2021-4) (2020-56) (2019-29)
Post-Endemic Countries
Mozambique (2022-8), Malawi (2021-1)
2023 Vaccine Derived Polio 331 Cases - in 19 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 END POLIO NOW Coordinator 2024-27
The Final Two Polio Endemic Countries:
Pakistan
as of 10/28/2023
1 new Polio cases reported this week. The most recent cases had an onset of paralysis on 10/1/23.
17 WPV1 and 0 CVDPV2-Positive Environmental Samples were reported this week in Afghanistan.
2 Wild Polio cases – 2023
20 Wild Polio cases – 2022
1 Wild Polio case – 2021
84 Wild Polio cases – 2020
Afghanistan
as of 10/28/2023
0 new Polio cases reported this week. The most recent cases had an onset of paralysis on 9/24/23.
0 WPV1 and 0 CVDPV2-Positive Environmental Samples were reported this week in Afghanistan.
6 Wild Polio cases – 2023
2 Wild Polio case – 2022
4 Wild Polio cases – 2021
56 Wild Polio cases – 2020
Polio This Week - Weekly country updates
Summary of new WPV and cVDPV viruses this week (AFP cases and ES positives):
Dr. Jonas Salk vaccinating his family
No new Wild Polio case was reported this week. What is that Polio Picture? On March 26, 1953, American medical researcher Dr. Jonas Salk announces on a national radio show that he has successfully tested a vaccine against poliomyelitis, the virus...
Afghanistan fights Polio in the most difficult conditions
No new Wild Polio case was reported this week. What is that Polio Picture? Afghanistan fights Polio in the most difficult conditions. In this picture Seven-year-old girl, Amidah (left), with her little four-year-old brother, Momand, and a friend,...
Amin Tudun-Wada, polio survivor
No new Wild Polio case was reported this week. What is that Polio Picture? Amin Tudun-Wada, a polio survivor, founder of the Polio Survivors Group (PSG) in Kano State,Nigeria, and founder of a tricycle company dedicated to ensuring mobility for...
Malawi working to keep Wild Polio cases Low
No new Wild Polio case was reported this week. What is that Polio Picture? Malawi works to ensure that the number of Wild Polio cases stays low - currently at one. Israel - Reported their first cVDPV2 Case this week.UkraineRotary statement on the...
8 vaccinatorS assassinated in Afghanistan
No new Wild Polio case was reported this week. What is that Polio Picture? Dr. Ahmed Al-Mandhari, is the WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean - offered this statement about the vaccinator attacks in Afghanistan. 24 February 2022,...
Immunizations ongoing in Malawi
No new Wild Polio case was reported this week. What is that Polio Picture? Immunizations ongoing in Malawi. Malawi - As a result of ongoing disease surveillance, the Global Polio Laboratory Network (GPLN) has confirmed the presence of type 1 wild...
One Rotarian who stands head and shoulders above everyone else is PDG Terry Ziegler. Terry is from District 5890, Greater Houston, TX. Terry has a passion for Polio Eradication and has served for several years as the district 5890 Polio Plus chair and most recently as the Assistant Rotary Regional Foundation Coordinator. It is a pleasure to call Terry a friend, and be able to share his weekly newsletter with all of you each week. I hope that you find it helpful and share it with your club mates. Please scroll down to see archived copies of Terry’s weekly newsletter.
Thank You Terry,
A new Rotary Year started on July 1, 2023. Again this year, District Designated Funds (DDF) will be matched $1 to $1 by The Rotary Foundation’s World Fund and $2 to $1 by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation when donated to Rotary’s Global Polio eradication effort!
Rotary’s World-wide 2023-24 Rotary Year Polio Fundraising Goal is
$150 Million – Including the Gates Foundation $2 to $1 Match.
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