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September 4th Polio Update

New wild poliovirus isolates reported this week:
AFP cases: 1

Environment: 8
Others: 0
New cVDPV isolates reported this week:
AFP cases: 14

Environment: 9
Others: 11

Summary of new poliovirus cases and positive environmental samples:
Afghanistan: one WPV1 case
Cote d’Ivoire: one cVDPV2 positive environmental sample
DR Congo: two cVDPV2 cases
Egypt: one cVDPV2 positive environmental sample
Gaza: A two-round polio vaccination campaign kicked off­ on September 1st
Indonesia: three cVDPV2 cases
Niger: two cVDPV2 cases and three cVDPV2 positive environmental samples
Nigeria: seven cVDPV2 cases and one cVDPV2 positive environmental sample
Pakistan: eight WPV1 positive environmental samples
South Sudan: two cVDPV2 positive environmental samples
Sudan: one cVDPV2 positive environmental sample

Afghanistan: One WPV1 cases and no WPV1 positive environmental samples were reported this past week. There were six WPV1 cases reported last year.
Pakistan: No WPV 1 cases and Eight 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 (September 4, 2024):
Wild poliovirus (WPV)
Total global WPV1 cases in 2024: 34

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: 158

Total global cVDPV cases in 2023: 526
Total global cVDPV cases in 2022: 878

Most recently reported WPV1 case: August 5, 2024, in Afghanistan.