Poliovirus cases and positive environmental isolates reported this week:
- Afghanistan: Three WPV1 cases and fourteen WPV1-positive environmental samples. There have been thirty-five WPV1 cases this year and there were 21 in 2025. The most recent case was on August 31, 2026.
- Central African Republic: One cVDPV2 case and no cVDPV2-positive environmental samples
- Chad: No cVDPV2 cases, one cVDPV2-positive environmental sample, and no cVDPV3 cases.
- Democratic Republic of Congo: Three cVDPV2 cases, no cVDPV2-positive environmental samples, and no cVDPV1 cases
- Libya: One cVDPV2-positive environmental sample
- Nigeria: No cVDPV2 cases, no cVDPV2-positive environmental sample, one cVDPV3 case, and no cVDPV3-positive environmental samples
- Pakistan: No WPV1 cases and no WPV1-positive environmental samples. There have been four WPV1 cases this year and there were 31 in 2025. The most recent case was on August 7, 2026.
- Somalia: No cVDPV2 cases, and one cVDPV2-positive environmental sample
Other Polio News:
During the WHO Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean, and as the first country in the region to complete polio transition, Iraq is showing how investments made for polio eradication can deliver lasting public health benefits, strengthening health system resilience, surveillance, laboratories and immunization systems. Read more here.
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.