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 Polio Eradication Update

For The Week Ending 08/24/13

Total paralysis cases

Year-to-date 2013

Y to D 2012

Total 2012

Total 2011

Globally

192

123

223

642

- in endemic countries:

71

118

217

335

- in non-endemic countries:

121

5

6

307

New Polio cases reported this week:

Pakistan 0, Afghanistan 0, Nigeria 0, Somalia 8, Kenya 2,

Ethiopia 1

2013 Polio Case Breakdown by Country (Green Numbers are 2012 Totals)

Endemic Countries24 Pakistan (2012-58), 4 Afghanistan (2012-37),

43 Nigeria (2012-122)

 Importation Countries (2012 & 2013) – 0 Chad (2012-5), 0 Niger (2012-1),

108 Somalia (2012-0), 12 Kenya (2012 – 0), 1 Ethiopia (2012-0)