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September 3rd Polio Update

New poliovirus cases and positive environmental isolates this week:

  • Afghanistan: one WPV1 case and no positive environmental samples. The number of cases in 2025 is now four. There were 25 cases in 2024.
  • Angola: two cVDPV2 cases and no positive environmental samples.
  • Chad: one cVDPV2 case, one cVDPV3 case, and no positive environmental samples. 
  • Nigeria: one cVDPV2 case and no positive environmental samples. 
  • Pakistan: three WPV1 cases and no WPV1-positive environmental samples. The total WPV1 cases for 2025 is 24. There were 74 in 2024.
  • Papua New Guinea: one cVDPV2 case and no positive environmental samples.

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. You can get the latest statistical updates at: https://polioeradication.org/about-polio/polio-this-week.

It isn’t over until its over. Read this story about one girl, demonstrating how cases can return to a country, even after thirty years without polio. If we don’t finish the job, we’re at risk everywhere.