The polio virus is now endemic to only three countries in the world. They are Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria.
Information provided by the Rotary Foundation early in February, indicates that there have been 7 confirmed wild poliovirus type 1 cases so far in 2020. They all occurred in Pakistan, with no cases of wild poliovirus type 1 being reported in Afghanistan or Nigeria to date.
The total number of cases reported in Pakistan and Afghanistan in 2019 was 173, with none reported in Nigeria.
Without our polio eradication efforts, more than 17 million people, who are currently healthy, would have been paralyzed by the virus.
The work to erase polio completely continues.
