Polio this week as of 24 October 2024

Reliefweb
Oct 27, 2024

Polio this week as of 24 October 2024


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

  • Afghanistan: one wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) case and 10 WPV1-positive environmental samples
  • Pakistan: seven WPV1 cases and one WPV1-positive environmental sample
  • Chad: three circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) cases and two cVDPV2-positive environmental samples
  • Djibouti: one cVDPV2-positive environmental sample
  • Niger: once cVDPV2 case and one cVDPV2-positive environmental sample
  • Nigeria: five cVDPV2 cases