• Afghanistan: one WPV1 case and 12 WPV1-positive environmental samples. This is the first reported case this year and there were 21 cases in 2025.
• Nigeria:  no WPV1 cases, one cVDPV2 case, and no cVDPV2-positive environmental samples
• Pakistan:  no WPV1 cases and two WPV1-positive environmental samples. There has been one WPV1 case this year and there were 31 cases in 2025.
• Somalia:  no cVDPV2 cases and one cVDPV2-positive environmental sample

Other polio news:

The United Kingdom joined the United States in ending its funding for the the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI). The United States’ withdrawal caused GPEI to cut its budget by 30%, reducing surveillance and concentrating resources in high-risk zones. The United Kingdom’s past support helped protect over 3 billion children from polio, prevented over 20 million cases of paralysis, and helped the GPEI vaccinate 440 million children in 2025. There is now a $1.7 billion funding gap in the 2022–2029 GPEI strategy to eliminate polio worldwide.

Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, released an article about how misinformation can affect and potentially derail polio vaccination campaigns, and how partners and authorities combat such misinformation.

You can get the latest statistical updates at: https://polioeradication.org/about-polio/polio-this-week.

Contact your District’s Rotary Foundation Chairperson, PolioPlus Chairperson, or Zone End Polio Now Coordinator for additional information or for a presentation to your clubs or district.