We are now 3 weeks since the most recent report of a child being paralyzed by the Wild Polio Virus in Pakistan.
Bill Gates recently discussed efforts to combat polio around the world (along with other global health issues) with then President Elect Trump. “I felt like he was energized and looking forward to helping to drive innovation,” Gates said. “I was frankly impressed with how well he showed a lot of interest in the issues I brought up.”
Total Wild Polio cases | Year-to-date 2024 | Total 2023 | Total 2022 | Total 2021 | Total 2020 |
Globally | 96 | 12 | 30 | 6 | 140 |
- in endemic countries: | 96 | 12 | 22 | 5 | 140 |
2024 Total Polio Cases (Wild + Variant) 362 Year to date
2023 Total Polio Cases (Wild + Variant) 536 (1/1/23-12/31/23)
2022 Total Polio Cases (Wild + Variant) 944 (1/1/22 - 12/31/22)
2024 Circulating Variant Polio Case Total - 266 Angola - 7, Benin - 1, Cameroon - 2, Chad - 29, DR Congo - 26, Ethiopia - 27, Guinea - 5, Indonesia - 8, Liberia - 1,Mali - 1, Mozambique - 1, Niger - 14, Nigeria - 94, Occupied Palestinian Territory - 1, Senegal - 1, Somalia - 3, South Sudan - 10, Yemen - 35
2024 Wild Polio Case Total 96 - Afghanistan 25 - Pakistan 71
2023 Wild Polio Case Total 12 - Afghanistan 6, Pakistan 6
2022 Wild Polio Cases - Pakistan 20, Afghanistan 2, Mozambique 8
2022 Circulating Variant Polio Cases – 914 in 26 Countries
2023 Circulating Variant Polio Case Total - 524 Benin - 3, Burkina Faso - 3, Burundi - 1, Central African Republic - 14, Chad - 55, Cote d' Ivoire - 6, DR Congo - 223, Guinea - 47, Indonesia - 6, Israel - 1, Kenya - 8, Madagascar - 24, Mali - 15, Mauritania - 1, Mozambique - 5,Niger - 2, Nigeria - 87, Somalia - 8, South Sudan - 3, Tanzania - 3, Yemen - 8, Zambia - 1, Zimbabwe - 1.
New Polio Cases & Samples reported this week -
· Afghanistan: 13 WPV1-positive environmental samples
· Pakistan: three WPV1 cases and four WPV1-positive environmental samples
· Algeria: one cVDPV2-positive environmental sample
· DR Congo: one cVDPV1 case
· Occupied Palestinian territory: three cVDPV2-positive environmental samples
· South Sudan: one cVDPV2-positive environmental sample
The Final Two Polio Endemic Countries:
Pakistan Three new Wild Polio cases reported this week. Seventy-one Wild Polio cases reported in 2024. Six Wild Polio Cases reported in 2023. The most recent case had an onset of paralysis on 12/31/24. Four WPV1 Environmental Samples and no cVDPV2 Positive Environmental Samples were reported this week in Pakistan.
Afghanistan No new Wild Polio cases reported this week. Twenty-five Wild Polio cases reported in 2024. Six Wild Polio Cases reported in 2023. The most recent case had an onset of paralysis on 11/05/24. Thirteen WPV1 Environmental Samples and no cVDPV2 Positive Environmental Samples were reported this week in Afghanistan.
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Glenn T. Garlick
District 6440 EPNC
Libertyville Sunrise Rotary Club
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