POLIO UPDATE
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Our Goal is Global Polio Eradication!
10,000,000 Children Saved from Polio Paralysis since 1985
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 Countries – 24 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)