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.
- 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.
You can get the latest statistical updates at: https://polioeradication.org/about-polio/polio-this-week.
Other Polio-related news: Indonesia has officially ended its outbreak of poliovirus type 2, which arose from years of low polio immunization coverage. At a special event in Karachi, Pakistan, last week, global and national experts concurred that ending polio in Pakistan, and the world, is within reach.
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.