Polio Eradication Update

Polio Eradication Warriors (that's you!),
Read on for the latest international polio update.
  • One case of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) was reported in Indonesia this week, with onset of paralysis on 9 October, from Aceh province.  It is the first case reported from the country.  Genetically-linked virus was also isolated from three healthy community contacts.
  • A risk assessment and field investigation is currently ongoing by local and national public health authorities, and supported by partners of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, including to assess more clearly the origin of the isolated viruses.  The Ministry of Health has publicly announced the outbreak, and catch-up immunization campaigns were launched in the immediately-affected area on 28 November, targeting 1.2 million children under the age of 13 years.
  • Based on a detailed risk assessment, two large-scale vaccination campaigns are planned, one each in January and February 2023, covering four provinces (Aceh, North Sumatera, Riau and West Sumatera), targeting 3.7 million children.
 A Win Against Polio is a Win For Global Health!
2022 Circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Case Total - 575  Afghanistan - 43, Algeria - 1, Benin - 7 (3 in 2021), Central African Republic - 3, Chad - 22 (0 in 2021), DR Congo - 239 (28 in 2021), Eritrea - 1, Ethiopia - 1, Ghana - 2, Indonesia - 1, Israel - 1, Madagascar - 10 (13 in 2021), Malawi - 3, Mozambique - 16 (2 in 2021), Niger - 11 (18 in 2021), Nigeria - 42 (415 in 2021), Pakistan - 8, Somalia - 4 (1 in 2021), Togo - 0, United States - 1, Yemen - 158 (69 in 2021) .
 
2021 Circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Case Total - 689 in 22 Countries.  2020 Circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Cases - 1,113 in 26 Countries.
 
New Polio Cases & Samples reported in the last week - Afghanistan - 2 WPV1 Samples, D R Congo - 1 cVDPV1 Case, Indonesia - 1 cVDPV2 Case, Nigeria - 5 cVDPV2 Samples, Yemen 4 cVDPV2 Cases.
 
Quote of the Day
"I said 'Somebody should do something about that." Then I realized I am somebody," Lily Tomlin, Comedian, Actress, Humanitarian
 
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 Sample 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. Two WPV1 and no cVDPV2 Positive Environmental Samples were reported this week in Afghanistan.