Polio This Week as of 28 May 2014
Polio remains endemic in 3 countries - Afghanistan, Nigeria and Pakistan. Until poliovirus transmission is interrupted in these countries, all countries remain at risk of importation of polio especially in the 'poliovirus importation belt' of countries from West Africa to the Horn of Africa.
Polio this week as of 28 May 2014
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A case of polio due to wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) was reported in the past week from Iraq, the second child to be paralyzed by polio in the country since the beginning of the Middle East outbreak last year. Countries are currently implementing the second phase of the regional outbreak response. A targeted mop-up campaign is currently ongoing in the area where the two cases in Iraq were found.
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Rotary International’s Annual Convention is set to take place in Sydney from 1-4 June. A major portion of the convention will be devoted to polio eradication, which is Rotary’s top priority. Watch here the Australian ABC TV report on Pakistan’s polio eradication efforts and the heroism of vaccinators there.
Wild Poliovirus (WPV) cases
Total cases
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Year-to-date 2014
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Year-to-date 2013
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Total in 2013
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Globally
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84
|
41
|
416
|
- in endemic countries
|
74
|
35
|
160
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- in non-endemic countries
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10
|
6
|
256
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- See more at: http://www.polioeradication.org/Dataandmonitoring/Poliothisweek.aspx#sthash.z0l4Qg5I.dpuf
Case breakdown by country
Countries
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Year-to-date 2014
|
Year-to-date 2013
|
Total in 2013 |
Date of most
recent case |
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WPV1
|
WPV3
|
W1W3
|
Total
|
WPV1
|
WPV3
|
W1W3
|
Total
|
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Pakistan
|
67
|
|
|
67
|
9
|
|
9
|
93
|
02-May-14
|
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Nigeria
|
3
|
|
|
3
|
24
|
|
24
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53
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19-Apr-14
|
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Afghanistan
|
4
|
|
|
4
|
2
|
|
|
2
|
14
|
06-Apr-14
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Equatorial Guinea
|
3
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
0
|
0
|
19-Mar-14
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Iraq
|
2
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
0
|
0
|
07-Apr-14
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Cameroon
|
3
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
0
|
4
|
31-Jan-14
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Syria
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
0
|
35
|
21-Jan-14
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Ethiopia
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
0
|
9
|
05-Jan-14
|
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Somalia
|
|
|
0
|
4
|
|
4
|
194
|
20-Dec-13
|
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Kenya
|
|
|
0
|
2
|
|
|
2
|
14
|
14-Jul-13
|
|
Total
|
84
|
0
|
0
|
84
|
41
|
0
|
|
41
|
416
|
|
Total in endemic countries
|
74
|
0
|
0
|
74
|
35
|
0
|
35
|
160
|
|
|
Total outbreak
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
256
|
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- See more at: http://www.polioeradication.org/Dataandmonitoring/Poliothisweek.aspx#sthash.z0l4Qg5I.dpuf