Quote of the Day
 
"Plant seeds of happiness, hope, success, and love; it will all come back to you in abundance. This is the law of nature."
 
STEVE MARABOLI
 
 

January 30, 2022

Dear Polio Eradication Warriors,

No new Wild Polio cases reported this week.  

This week's Polio Update includes the Polio case and sample changes over the last two weeks.

What is that Polio Picture?  - Polio Survivor & Worker was nominated for the Presidential Honor in Pakistan!  Read more about this exciting news here -  https://polioeradication.org/news-post/polio-worker-nominated-for-presidential-honour-in-pakistan/

 A Win Against Polio is a Win For Global Health!

2021 Circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Case Total - 579   Afghanistan- 43 (308 in 2020), Angola - 0 (3 in 2020),Benin - 2 (3 in 2020), Burkina Faso - 1 (65 in 2020), Cameroon - 3 (7 in 2020), CAR - 0 (4 in 2020), Chad - 0 (99 in 2020), Congo - 2 (2 in 2020), Cote d' Ivoire - 0 (64 in 2020), DRCongo - 21 (81 in 2020), Ethiopia - 10 (36 in 2020), Ghana - 0 (11 in 2020), Guinea - 6 (44 in 2020), Guinea Bissau - 3 (0 on 2020), Liberia - 3 (0 in 2020),Madagascar - 11 (2 in 2020), Mali - 0 (52 in 2020), Malaysia - 0 (1 in 2020),  Niger - 10 (10 in 2020), Nigeria - 393 (8 in 2020), Pakistan - 8 (135 in 2020), Philippines - 0 (1 in 2020), Senegal  - 17 (0 in 2020) ,Sierra Leone - 5 (10 in 2020), Somalia - 1 (14 in 2020), South Sudan - 9 (50 in 2020), Sudan - 0 (58 in 2020), Tajikistan - 32 (1 in 2020), Togo - 0 (9 in 2020), Ukraine - 2 (0 in 2020), and Yemen - 13 (33 in 2020).

New This Past Two Weeks - Cote d' Ivoire - 2 cVDPV2 Samples, DR Congo - 2 cVDPV2 Cases, Nigeria - 8 cVDPV2 Cases + 34 cVDPV2 Samples, Ukraine - 1 cVDPV2 Case.

A total of 1,110 Vaccine Derived Polio cases were reported in 26 countries in 2020.

The Final Two Polio Endemic Countries:

Pakistan No new Wild Polio cases reported this week. One Wild Polio case reported in 2021.  The most recent case had an onset of paralysis on 1/27/21.  Pakistan reported 84 Wild Polio cases in 2020. No WPV1 or cVDPV2 Positive Environmental Samples were reported this week in Pakistan.

Afghanistan No new Wild Polio cases reported this week. Four Wild Polio cases reported in 2021  The most recent case had an onset of paralysis on 11/11/21. Afghanistan reported 56 Wild Polio cases in 2020. No WPV1 or cVDPV2 Positive Environmental Samples were reported this week in Afghanistan.

Our Goal is Global Polio Eradication!!

Terry Ziegler, Endowment/Major Gifts Adviser Rotary Region 36