Here is this week’s progress in polio eradication and the current global status.
Dear Polio Eradication Warriors,
No new Wild Polio cases reported this week.
 
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A Win Against Polio is a Win For Global Health!
 
2023 Circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Cases - 0
 
2022 Circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Case Total - 627  Afghanistan - 43, Algeria - 2, Benin - 10 (3 in 2021), Cameroon - 1 (3 in 2021), Central African Republic - 4, Chad - 25 (0 in 2021), DR Congo - 272 (28 in 2021), Eritrea - 1, Ethiopia - 1, Ghana - 3, Indonesia - 1, Israel - 1, Madagascar - 13 (13 in 2021), Malawi - 3, Mozambique - 18 (2 in 2021), Niger - 13 (18 in 2021), Nigeria - 42 (415 in 2021), Pakistan - 8, Somalia - 4 (1 in 2021), Sudan - 1, Togo - 2, United States - 1, Yemen - 159 (69 in 2021) .

New Polio Cases & Samples reported in the last week - Afghanistan - 1 WPV1 Sample, Algeria - 1 cVDPV2 Case, Central African Republic - 1 cVDPV2 Case + 1 Sample, DR Congo - 2 cVDPV1 Cases + 11 cVDPV2 Cases + 2 cVDPV2 Samples, Madagascar - 11 cVDPV1 Samples.

Quote of the Day -  "To rank the effort above the prize may be called love." Confucius
 
The Final Two Polio Endemic Countries:
Pakistan No new Wild Polio cases reported this week. Twenty Wild Polio cases reported in 2022. One Wild Polio Case reported in 2021.  The most recent case had an onset of paralysis on 9/20/22.  No WPV1 Samples and no cVDPV2 Positive Environmental Samples were reported this week in Pakistan.  
Afghanistan No new Wild Polio cases reported this week.  Two Wild Polio Cases reported in 2022 . Four Wild Polio cases reported in 2021  The most recent case had an onset of paralysis on 9/10/22. Afghanistan reported 56 Wild Polio cases in 2020. Three WPV1 Samples and no cVDPV2 Positive Environmental Samples were reported this week in Afghanistan.
 
Our Goal is Global Polio Eradication!