• The statement from the Forty-second meeting of the Emergency Committee under the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) on the international spread of poliovirus which was convened by the WHO Director-General on 18 June 2025 is now available here.

Summary of new polioviruses this week, cases and positive environmental isolates:

• Pakistan: three WPV1 cases and one positive environmental sample
• Côte d’Ivoire:  one cVDPV2-positive environmental sample
• Ethiopia:  one cVDPV2 case
• Nigeria:  five cVDPV2 cases
• Papua New Guinea: six cVDPV2-positive environmental samples
• Yemen:  43 cVDPV2 cases