Wild poliovirus type 1 and Circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus cases
| Total cases | Year-to-date 2019 | Year-to-date 2018 | Total in 2018 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WPV | cVDPV | WPV | cVDPV | WPV | cVDPV | |
| Globally | 100 | 93 | 29 | 100 | 33 | 104 |
| —In Endemic Countries | 100 | 16 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| —In Non-Endemic Countries | 0 | 77 | 0 | 68 | 0 | 70 |
Polio this week as of 06 November 2019
- The GPEI is pleased to announce that the UK Government has confirmed its commitment to eradicating polio by pledging a £400 million contribution for the next four years, which will help vaccinate more than 400 million children a year. Read more on the remarkable announcement.
- In Pakistan, a circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 has been confirmed. A detailed investigation into the origin of the outbreak is ongoing, with circulation confirmed in a geographically-limited area, and outbreak response is being planned and implemented. See ‘Pakistan’ section below for more.
- Are you an immunization expert interested in serving on the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) on polio? The call for nominations for membership on the working group has now been issued, targeting individuals to submit their nominations.
- Want to know the future of polio eradication efforts in Africa? Then stay tuned for a Facebook live interview with Dr Pascal Mkanda, chief polio expert in the WHO African Region, on 08 November 2019 at 10:00am, West Africa Time.
- Summary of new viruses this week (AFP cases and ES positives): Afghanistan— one WPV1 case and one WPV1 positive environmental sample; Pakistan— three WPV1 cases and 19 WPV1-positive environmental samples; Angola— 7 cVDPV2 cases and one cVDPV2 positive environmental sample; Central African Republic— one cVDPV2 case and one cVDPV2 positive environmental sample; Cote d’Ivoire one cVDPV2 positive environmental sample; Ghana two cVDPV2 cases; Philippines— one cVDPV2 case and four cVDPV2 positive environmental samples.
See country sections below for more details.
| Countries | Year-to-date 2019 | Year-to-date 2018 | Total in 2018 | Onset of paralysis of most recent case | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WPV | cVDPV | WPV | cVDPV | WPV | cVDPV | WPV | cVDPV | |
| Afghanistan | 20 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 | Sept-18-2019 | NA |
| Pakistan | 80 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 2 | 0 | 12-Oct-2019 | NA |
WPV Wild poliovirus
WPV1 Wild poliovirus type 1
WPV2 Wild poliovirus type 2
WPV3 Wild poliovirus type 3
cVDPV Circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus
cVDPV1 Circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 1
cVDPV2 Circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2