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Collecting polio environmental sample, training health workers in Nigeria

Collecting polio environmental sample, training health workers in Nigeria

by | Jul 1, 2023 | Terry's Polio Eradication Update

No new Wild Polio cases reported this week.  We are now 3 weeks since the most recent reported Wild Polio Case – on 6/10/23 in Afghanistan. 

What is that Polio Picture? Dr Humayun Asghar – Collecting the first sample for polio environmental surveillance while training health workers, Nigeria. © WHO . “Dr Humayun has sowed the seeds of Acute Flaccid Paralysis surveillance in Pakistan all through his own initiative and drive and nurtured and supported the lab network in the Eastern Mediterranean Region; as one of the architects of the regional and global laboratory network, he has contributed to building a great legacy.” Dr Hamid Jafari, WHO Polio Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Region, says this contribution to Polio eradication cannot be overstated.

A Win Against Polio is a Win for Global Health!

2023 Circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Cases – 125 Benin – 3, Central African Republic – 7, Chad – 8, Cite d’ Ivoire – 2, DR Congo – 71, Indonesia – 3, Israel – 1, Madagascar – 13, Mali – 3, Mozambique – 3, Nigeria – 10, Somalia – 2, Zambia – 1.

New Polio Cases & Samples This Week –

  • Côte d’Ivoire: one cVDPV2 positive environmental sample
  • DR Congo: four cVDPV1 and three cVDPV2 cases
  • Madagascar: three cVDPV1 cases and eight cVDPV1 positive environmental samples
  • Nigeria: three cVDPV2 cases
  • Zambia: one cVDPV2 case

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

“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.”“

— Mae West (1893-1980), American Actress 

The Final Two Polio Endemic Countries:

Pakistan

 

 

as of 7/1/2023

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 7/1/2023

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

Amin Tudun-Wada, polio survivor

Amin Tudun-Wada, polio survivor

by | Mar 17, 2022 | Terry's Polio Eradication Update

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 polio survivors. ©Amin Tudun-Wada

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 A Win Against Polio is a Win for Global Health!

2022 Circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Case Total – 9 DR Congo – 3 (26 in 2021), Israel – 1, Madagascar – 1 (12 in 2021), Nigeria – 3 (415 in 2021), Somalia – 1 (1 in 2021).

2021 Circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Cases – 638 – Afghanistan – 43 (308 in 2020), Angola – 0 (3 in 2020),Benin – 2 (3 in 2020), Burkina Faso – 1 (65 in 2020), Cameroon – 3 (7 in 2020), CAR – 0 (4 in 2020), Chad – 0 (99 in 2020), Congo – 2 (2 in 2020), Cote d’ Ivoire – 0 (64 in 2020), DR Congo – 28 (81 in 2020), Ethiopia – 10 (36 in 2020), Ghana – 0 (11 in 2020), Guinea – 6 (44 in 2020), Guinea Bissau – 3 (0 on 2020), Liberia – 3 (0 in 2020),Madagascar – 13 (2 in 2020), Mali – 0 (52 in 2020), Malaysia – 0 (1 in 2020), Mozambique – 2, Niger – 15 (10 in 2020), Nigeria – 415 (8 in 2020), Pakistan – 8 (135 in 2020), Philippines – 0 (1 in 2020), Senegal  – 17 (0 in 2020) ,Sierra Leone – 5 (10 in 2020), Somalia – 1 (14 in 2020), South Sudan – 9 (50 in 2020), Sudan – 0 (58 in 2020), Tajikistan – 32 (1 in 2020), Togo – 0 (9 in 2020), Ukraine – 2 (0 in 2020), and Yemen – 13 (33 in 2020).

New This Week – DR Congo – 3 vCVDP2 Cases (1 in 2021, 2 in 2022), Nigeria – 1 cVDPV2 Case (2022).

A total of 1,110 Vaccine Derived Polio cases were reported in 26 countries in 2020.

Quote of the Day

“Never underestimate the power you have as a Rotarian to make a difference in the lives of others.”

— ANONYMOUS

The Final Two Polio Endemic Countries:

Pakistan

 

 

0 new Polio cases were reported this week.
0 Wild Polio cases – 2022 (1 Wild Polio case, 2021). The most recent case had an onset of paralysis on 1/27/21.
84 Wild Polio cases – 2020. No WPV1 or cVDPV2 Positive Environmental Samples were reported this week in Pakistan.

Afghanistan

 

 

0 new Polio cases reported this week.
1 Wild Polio case – 2022, (4 Wild Polio cases, 2021). The most recent cases had an onset of paralysis on 1/11/22.
56 Wild Polio cases – 2020.  No WPV1 & CVDPV2-Positive Environmental Sample were reported this week in Afghanistan.

Our Goal is Global Polio Eradication!!

Terry Ziegler, Endowment/Major Gifts Adviser Rotary Region 36

Nigeria is still battling an outbreak

Nigeria is still battling an outbreak

by | Feb 17, 2022 | Terry's Polio Eradication Update

No new Wild Polio case was reported this week.  

What is that Polio Picture? Despite being declared Wild Polio-free, Nigeria is still battling an outbreak of Circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Virus Type 2.  Hopefully the new Novel Oral Polio Vaccine will turn the tide soon!

 

 A Win Against Polio is a Win for Global Health!

2022 Circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Case Total – 1   Somalia – 1 (1 in 2021)

2021 Circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Cases – 610 – Afghanistan – 43 (308 in 2020), Angola – 0 (3 in 2020),Benin – 2 (3 in 2020), Burkina Faso – 1 (65 in 2020), Cameroon – 3 (7 in 2020), CAR – 0 (4 in 2020), Chad – 0 (99 in 2020), Congo – 2 (2 in 2020), Cote d’ Ivoire – 0 (64 in 2020), DR Congo – 25 (81 in 2020), Ethiopia – 10 (36 in 2020), Ghana – 0 (11 in 2020), Guinea – 6 (44 in 2020), Guinea Bissau – 3 (0 on 2020), Liberia – 3 (0 in 2020),Madagascar – 11 (2 in 2020), Mali – 0 (52 in 2020), Malaysia – 0 (1 in 2020), Mozambique – 2, Niger – 15 (10 in 2020), Nigeria – 413 (8 in 2020), Pakistan – 8 (135 in 2020), Philippines – 0 (1 in 2020), Senegal  – 17 (0 in 2020) ,Sierra Leone – 5 (10 in 2020), Somalia – 1 (14 in 2020), South Sudan – 9 (50 in 2020), Sudan – 0 (58 in 2020), Tajikistan – 32 (1 in 2020), Togo – 0 (9 in 2020), Ukraine – 2 (0 in 2020), and Yemen – 13 (33 in 2020).

New This Week – Djibuti – 2 cVDPV2 Samples, Mozambique – 2 cVDPV2 2021 Cases, Nigeria – 16 cVDPV2 2021 Cases + 18 cVDPV2 Samples, Somalia 1 cDVPV2 2022 Case.

A total of 1,110 Vaccine Derived Polio cases were reported in 26 countries in 2020.

Quote of the Day

“If I could establish Rotary in every community of the world, I would do so and I would guarantee the peace, the happiness, and the forward march of the world.”

— WARREN G HARDING, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 1921-23

The Final Two Polio Endemic Countries:

Pakistan

 

 

0 new Polio cases were reported this week.
0 Wild Polio cases – 2022 (1 Wild Polio case, 2021). The most recent case had an onset of paralysis on 1/27/21.
84 Wild Polio cases – 2020. No WPV1 or cVDPV2 Positive Environmental Samples were reported this week in Pakistan.

Afghanistan

 

 

0 new Polio cases reported this week.
1 Wild Polio case – 2022, (4 Wild Polio cases, 2021). The most recent cases had an onset of paralysis on 1/11/22.
56 Wild Polio cases – 2020.  No WPV1 & CVDPV2-Positive Environmental Sample were reported this week in Afghanistan.

Our Goal is Global Polio Eradication!!

Terry Ziegler, Endowment/Major Gifts Adviser Rotary Region 36

Outstanding female vaccinators in Borno, Nigeria

Outstanding female vaccinators in Borno, Nigeria

by | Oct 30, 2020 | Terry's Polio Eradication Update

Dear Polio Eradication Warriors,

 

No new Wild Polio cases reported this week.

What is that Polio Picture?  This picture shows two of the outstanding female vaccinators in Borno, Nigeria – one of the last strongholds of Wild Polio. They look proud of the important service they are providing!

“Just a decade ago, three-quarters of all of the world’s polio cases caused by the wild virus were contracted in Africa. Now, more than a billion Africans are safe from the disease. “But we’re not done; we’re in pursuit of an even greater triumph — a world without polio. And I can’t wait.” Ade Adepitan – from the 2020 World Polio Day update

A Win Against Polio is a Win for Global Health!

How Many Children have we saved from the paralysis of Polio?
That number has now reached 20 Million! That’s a number to celebrate and to share!

Now that we are down to the Final Two Polio Endemic Countries – I will be listing Sixteen Reasons We need to End Polio in Pakistan (from Dawn.com): # 10. Anti-Polio campaigns are an investment in our future. It is estimated that if Polio is not eradicated soon, we could see a resurgence of as many as 200,000 paralyzed children each year. This number would be an immense burden on the economies of Pakistan, Afghanistan, and other Polio suffering countries.

Vaccine Derived Polio Cases – 605 Vaccine Derived Polio Cases reported in 2020: Afghanistan – 101 (0 in 2019), Angola – 3 (129 in 2019), Benin – 1 (8 in 2019), Burkina Faso – 37 (1 in 2019), Cameroon – 7 (0 in 2019), CAR – 2 (21 in 2019),Chad – 77 ((10 in 2019),China – 0 (1 In 2019), Cote d’ Ivoire – 51 (0 in 2019),DRC – 60 (86 in 2019),Ethiopia – 21 (11 in 2019),Ghana – 11 (18 in 2019), Guinea – 29 (0 in 2019), Mali – 26, Malaysia – 1 (3 in 2019), Myanmar – 0 (6 in 2019), Niger – 8 (1 in 2019),Nigeria – 3 (18 in 2019),Pakistan – 64 (22 in 2019), Papua New Guinea – 0 (0 in 2019). Philippines – 1 (16 in 2019), Somalia – 9 (3 in 2019), South Sudan – 12 (0 in 2019), Sudan – 39, Togo – 9 (8 in 2019), Yemen – 16, Zambia – 0 (2 in 2019).

361 Vaccine Derived Polio cases were reported in 2019.

Quote of the Day

“If you want to make enemies, try to change something.” Woodrow Wilson

The Final Two Polio Endemic Countries:

 

Pakistan

 

 

0 new Polio cases reported this week.
79 Wild Polio cases – 2020. The most recent case had an onset of paralysis on 10/03/20.
147 Wild Polio cases – 2019. 18 Polio-Positive Environmental Samples were reported this week in Pakistan.

Afghanistan

 

 

0 new Polio cases reported this past week.
53 Wild Polio cases – 2020. The most recent cases had an onset of paralysis on 9/13/20.
29 Wild Polio cases – 2019. 2 Polio-Positive Environmental Samples were reported this week in Afghanistan.

Our Goal is Global Polio Eradication!!

Terry Ziegler, Endowment/Major Gifts Adviser Rotary Region 26