New wild poliovirus isolates reported this week:
AFP cases: 22
Environment: 17
Others: 0
New cVDPV isolates reported this week:
AFP cases: 11
Environment: 11
Others: 2

Summary of new poliovirus cases and positive environmental samples:
Algeria: one cVDPV2 positive environmental sample
Chad: three cVDPV2 cases
Ethiopia: seven cVDPV2 cases
Germany: eleven cVDPV2 positive environmental samples
Nigeria: one cVDPV2 case
Pakistan: Two WPV1 cases and 17 WPV1 positive environmental samples

Afghanistan: No WPV1 cases and no WPV1 positive environmental samples were reported this past week. There were six WPV1 cases reported last year.
Pakistan: Two WPV 1 cases and 17 WPV1 positive environmental samples were reported this past week. There were six WPV1 cases reported last year.

Officially reported WPV1 and cVDPV cases as of (October 29, 2024):
Wild poliovirus (WPV)
Total global WPV1 cases in 2024: 95
Total global WPV1 cases in 2023: 12
Total global WPV1 cases in 2022: 30
Total global WPV1 cases in 2021: 6
Total global WPV1 cases in 2020: 140
Circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus (cVDPV) cases
Total global cVDPV cases in 2024: 266
Total global cVDPV cases in 2023: 528
Total global cVDPV cases in 2022: 878

Most recently reported WPV1 case: December 21st, 2024, in Pakistan.

Partners of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative have updated the Global Polio Surveillance Action Plan for 2025-2026. Webinar on Tuesday, January 28th, 3:00 p.m. (Central). The Zoom link is: who.zoom.us/j/91464319713