What is that Polio Picture? Pakistan – Vaccinators travel via camel as part of a joint measles-rubella and polio campaign in Pakistan last year, applying their skills to support other disease efforts. ©Gavi/Asad Zaidi.
A Win Against Polio is a Win for Global Health!
2022 Circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Case Total – 235 Afghanistan – 43, Algeria – 1, Benin – 2 (3 in 2021), Chad – 5 (0 in 2021), DR Congo – 63 (28 in 2021), Eritrea – 1, Ghana – 1, Israel – 1, Madagascar – 5 (12 in 2021), Mozambique – 1 (2 in 2021), Niger – 8 (17 in 2021), Nigeria – 30 (415 in 2021), Pakistan – 8, Somalia – 2 (1 in 2021), Togo – 1, Yemen – 54 (64 in 2021).
New Polio Cases & Samples for the (7/9/22) – Chad – 3 cVDPV2 Cases, Niger – 1 cVDPV1 Case, Nigeria – 3 cVDPV2 Samples, Yemen – 4 cVDPV2 Cases.
New Polio Cases & Samples for the Week Ending 7/16/22 – Algeria – 1 cVDPV2 Case, Benin – 2 cVDPV2 Cases, DRC – 1 cVDPV2 Sample, Eritrea – 1 cVDPV2 Case, Ghana – 1 cVDPV2 CAse + 3 Samples, Niger – 4 cVDPV2 Cases.
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
“Most writers regard the truth as their most valuable possession, and therefore are most economical in it’s use.“
— Mark Twain
The Final Two Polio Endemic Countries:
Pakistan
as of 7/22/2022
0 new Polio cases were reported this week.
11 Wild Polio cases – 2022 (1 Wild Polio case, 2021). The most recent case had an onset of paralysis on 5/1/22.
84 Wild Polio cases – 2020.
1 WPV1 or cVDPV2 Positive Environmental Samples were reported this week in Pakistan.
Afghanistan
as of 7/22/2022
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.
0 WPV1 & CVDPV2-Positive Environmental Samples were reported this week in Afghanistan.
Our Goal is Global Polio Eradication!!
Terry Ziegler, Endowment/Major Gifts Adviser Rotary Region 36
