Polio Eradication Status
No polio cases this week
What a great gift we are giving to the children of the world - with over 15 million children walking which would have been paralysed by Polio without your help!
The Final Two Endemic Countries:
Pakistan - No new Polio cases reported this week. Thirteen Polio cases reported in 2016 with 54 cases recorded in 2015 The most recent case, with the onset of paralysis on 18/06/16 was from the South Waziristan agency of FATA. No new Polio-positive environmental samples were collected this past week. National Immunization Days are planned for August 18-19.
Afghanistan - No Polio cases reported this week. Six Polio cases reported in 2016 with 20 cases recorded in 2015. The most recent case was reported on 29/05/16 from the Shigal Wa Sheltan district of Kunar. No new Polio-positive environmental samples have been collected in Afghanistan in 2016. National Immunization Days are planned for August 15 - 19.
Post Endemic - Nigeria - No Polio cases reported in 2016 with 0 cases recorded in 2015. The most recent case was reported on 24/07/14.
Importation Countries Report:
- Ethiopia (0-2015, 1-2014)
- Cameroon (0-2015, 5-2014)
- Somalia (0-2015, 5-2014)
- Iraq (0-2015, 2- 2014)
- Syria (0-2015,1-2014)
- Equatorial Guinea (0-2015, 5-2014)
Our Goal is Global Polio Eradication!!