22/05/2019
Endemic countries
Afghanistan
Afghanistan Polio Snapshot – April 2019
Update on polio eradication efforts in Afghanistan for April 2019
In April:
- 4 cases of wild poliovirus were reported in April 2019.
- 9.2 million children under the age of five were targeted during the March National Immunization Days (NIDs)—conducted between 1-5 April 2019.
- 578 Permanent Transit Teams (PTTs) were operational across Afghanistan in April 2019.
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