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:

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