Sunday, April 16, 2017

The Polio Story at this Time

The Polio story is that we're almost there but there's still a way to go.

Polio this week as of 12 April 2017
Headlines:  The Polio Research Committee (PRC) is meeting this week in Geneva, to continue to provide guidance to the eradication effort’s research agenda. Research underpins polio eradication, evaluating new strategies, products and solutions to long-standing operational, epidemiological and virological challenges.

Afghanistan:  No new wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) cases were reported in the past week. The total number of cases for 2017 remains three, and for 2016 remains 13. The most recent case had onset of paralysis on 21 February, from Kunduz province.

     Pakistan: No new wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) cases were reported in the past week. The total number of WPV1 cases for 2017 remains two, and for 2016 remains 20. The most recent case had onset of paralysis on 13 February, from Diamir district, Gilgit Baltistan.


    Nigeria: No new cases of wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) were reported in the past week. The total number of WPV1 cases for 2016 remains four. The most recent case had onset of paralysis on 21 August in Monguno Local Government Area (LGA), Borno.
     

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