New wild poliovirus isolates reported this week:
AFP cases: 1
Environment: 15
Others: 0
New cVDPV isolates reported this week:
AFP cases: 1
Environment: 2
Others: 0
Summary of new poliovirus cases and positive environmental samples:
Algeria: one cVDPV2 positive environmental sample
DR Congo: one cVDPV2 cases
Ghana: one cVDPV2 positive environmental sample
Pakistan: one WPV1 case and fifteen 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: One WPV 1 cases and Fifteen 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 (September 11, 2024):
Wild poliovirus (WPV)
Total global WPV1 cases in 2024: 35
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: 158
Total global cVDPV cases in 2023: 526
Total global cVDPV cases in 2022: 878
Most recently reported WPV1 case: August 17, 2024, in Pakistan.
The first round of the vaccination response in Gaza was completing last week, More on Gaza is at: Where We Work – GPEI (please click on occupied Palestinian territory link at the bottom of the page):