New poliovirus cases and positive environmental isolates this week:
- Afghanistan: two WPV1 cases and 11 WPV1-positive environmental samples. The number of WPV1 cases in 2025 is nine. There were 25 in 2024.
- Papua New Guinea: two cVDPV2 cases and no cVDPV2-positive environmental samples
- Algeria: no cVDPV1 cases, no cVDPV1-positive environmental samples, no cVDPV2 cases and one cVDPV2-positive environmental sample
- Angola: one cVDPV2 case and no cVDPV2-positive environmental samples
- Lao People’s Democratic Republic: one cVDPV1 case (the first case in the country this year and is a new emergence)
- Nigeria: two cVDPV2 cases and two cVDPV2-positive environmental samples. The number of cases in 2025 is 37. There were 98 in 2024.
- Pakistan: no WPV1 cases and 32 WPV1-positive environmental samples. The number of WPV1 cases in 2025 is 29. There were 74 in 2024.
You can get the latest statistical updates at: https://polioeradication.org/about-polio/polio-this-week.
Bill Gates: “We’re closer than ever to eradicating polio… and closer than ever to seeing a resurgence.”
November is Rotary Foundation Month. Schedule your club’s presentation on The Rotary Foundation’s work to End Polio Now. 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.