New poliovirus cases and positive environmental isolates this week:
- Afghanistan: The most recent confirmed polio case in Afghanistan was reported in October. The total number of cases this year is 9. There were 23 in 2024.
- Angola: Two cVDPV2 cases and no cVDPV2-positive environmental samples. The total number of cases this year is 16. There were 9 in 2024.
- Chad: No cVDPV2 cases and two cVDPV2-positive environmental samples
- DR Congo: Two cVDPV2 cases and no cVDPV2-positive environmental samples
- Namibia: No cVDPV2 cases and one cVDPV2-positive environmental sample
- Pakistan: No WPV1 cases and three WPV1-positive environmental samples. The number of WPV1 cases in 2025 is 30. There were 74 in 2024.
- Papua New Guinea: No cVDPV2 cases and seven cVDPV2-positive environmental samples
You can get the latest statistical updates at: https://polioeradication.org/about-polio/polio-this-week.
Other Polio-related news:
A new Rotary educational video takes you inside the Global Polio Laboratory Network — the “eyes and ears” of polio eradication — and shows how labs around the world detect, confirm and genetically track polioviruses to guide outbreak response.
The Global Commission for the Certification of Poliomyelitis Eradication met in Geneva last week to review the worldwide polio situation and discussed how to accelerate eradication while strengthening protection in polio-free regions.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has officially declared the end of its recent Ebola outbreak — and the polio eradication network played a key role. Working with the Ministry of Health, WHO deployed experienced polio experts to strengthen surveillance, logistics, contact tracing and community engagement in affected areas of Kasai Province. A perfect example of how polio infrastructure protects far more than polio alone.
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.