Wild Polio Virus Summary:
New wild poliovirus isolates reported this week:
AFP cases: 0
Environment: 2
Others: 0
New cVDPV isolates reported this week:
AFP cases: 4
Environment: 5
Others: 2

Summary of new poliovirus cases and positive environmental samples:
Pakistan: two WPV1-positive environmental samples
DR Congo: one cVDPV2-positive environmental sample
Egypt: one cVDPV2-positive environmental sample
Guinea: four cVDPV2 cases and three cVDPV2-positive environmental samples

Afghanistan: No WPV1 cases and No WPV1 positive environmental samples were reported this past week. There were six WPV1 cases reported last year.

Pakistan: No WPV1 cases and two WPV1 positive environmental samples were reported this past week. There were six WPV1 cases reported last year.

Officially reported WPV1 and cVDPV cases as of (February 21, 2024):
Wild poliovirus (WPV)
Total global WPV1 cases in 2024: 0
Total global WPV1 cases in 2023: 12
Total global WPV1 cases in 2022: 30
Total global WPV1 cases in 2021: 6
Total global WPV1 cases in 2020: 140
Circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus (cVDPV) cases
Total global cVDPV cases in 2024: 0
Total global cVDPV cases in 2023: 499
Total global cVDPV cases in 2022: 878

Most recently reported WPV1 case: October 24, 2023, in Pakistan (4 months with no new cases)