Saturday, 1 September 2018

PRO/EDR> Poliomyelitis update (39): Global, WPV & cVDPVs, cVDPV post OPV2 cessation

Polio -- Pakistan
New wild poliovirus cases reported this week: 1
Total number of wild poliovirus cases in 2018: 15
Total number of wild poliovirus cases in 2017: 22
New cVDPV cases reported this week: 7
Total number of cVDPV cases (all types) in 2018: 32
Total number of cVDPV cases (all types) in 2017: 96
Highlights
Summary of new viruses this week:
- Afghanistan - 1 new wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) case
- Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) - based on positive contacts, 2 negative acute

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