Polio this week

Headlines

  • Tragic passing of Mr Aidan O’Leary, Director of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, World Health Organization – It is with great sadness that we wish to inform you of the sudden and tragic passing of Mr Aidan O’Leary, Director for Polio Eradication at WHO. Aidan passed away suddenly on the evening of Tuesday 6 August, while he was on holiday with his family. Our thoughts and prayers are at this time with his family – we wish them strength and courage during this difficult period. Aidan was a true leader, inspiring us all to strive to attain a better world.  Most recently, he was leading our global effort to eradicate polio as Director of the WHO Polio Eradication Programme. But already prior to that, he had been working tirelessly for the betterment of humanity.  On behalf of the GPEI, we wish to extend our heartfelt condolences to Aidan’s family, friends, and colleagues. He will be greatly missed. More…
  • Kudoboard for tributes to Aidan O’Leary:  We have created a Kudoboard as a space for everyone to share their memories, stories, and messages of condolence. Whether you worked closely with Aidan or simply crossed paths, we invite you to contribute your thoughts and remembrances. Your contributions will help us honor his legacy and provide comfort to all who knew him.  Link to Kudoboard.

Summary of new poliovirus this week

  • Afghanistan: two WPV1 cases
  • Pakistan: three WPV1 cases and 31 positive environmental samples
  • Chad: one cVDPV2 positive environmental sample
  • DR Congo: two cVDPV2 cases
  • Ethiopia: one cVDPV2 case
  • Liberia: one cVDPV2 positive environmental sample
  • Nigeria: one cVDPV2 case
  • Sierra Leone: four cVDPV2 positive environmental samples
  • South Sudan: one cVDPV2 case

Country updates as of 07 August 2024

  • Two WPV1 cases were reported; one each in Kandahar and Hilmand. There are 11 cases that have been reported this year and six reported in 2023.
  • No WPV1-positive environmental samples were reported this week.
  • Three WPV1 cases were reported; two in Balochistan and one in Punjab. There are 12 cases that have been reported this year and six reported in 2023.
  • 31 WPV1-positive environmental samples were reported; 12 from Balochistan, seven each from Sindh and Punjab, two each from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Islamabad and one from Ajk.
  • No cVDPV2 cases were reported this week. There were three cases reported in 2022.
  • No cVDPV2-positive environmental sample was reported this week.
  • No cVDPV2 cases were reported this week. There have been five cases reported this year.
  • No cVDPV2-positive environmental sample was reported this week.
  • No cVDPV2 case was reported this week. There has been one case reported this year and three cases reported in 2023.
  • No cVDPV2-positive environmental sample was reported this week.
  • No cVDPV2 positive environmental samples were reported this week.
  • No cVDPV2 cases were reported this week. There were three cases reported in 2023.
  • No cVDPV2-positive environmental samples were reported this week.
  • No cVDPV2 cases were reported this week. There was one case reported in 2023 and one in 2022.
  • No cVDPV2 cases were reported this week.
  • No cVDPV2-positive environmental samples were reported this week.
  • No cVDPV2 cases were reported this week. There were 14 cases reported in 2023.
  • No cVDPV2 cases were reported this week. There have been six cases reported this year and 55 cases reported in 2023.
  • One cVDPV2 positive environmental sample was reported in N’Djamena.
  • No cVDPV2-positive environmental samples were reported this week.
  • No cVDPV2 case was reported this week. There were 6 cases reported in 2023.
  • There are no polio cases reported in the country.
  • No cVDPV2-positive environmental samples were reported this week.  
  • No cVDPV1 case was reported this week. There have been five cases reported this year and 106 cases in 2023.
  • Two cVDPV2 cases were reported in Maindombe. There have been eight cases reported this year and 118 cases in 2023.
  • No cVDPV2-positive environmental samples were reported this week.
  • There are no polio cases reported in the country.
  • No cVDPV2-positive environmental sample was reported this week.
  • No cVDPV2 cases were reported this week. There was one case reported in 2022.
  • One cVDPV2 case was reported in Gambella. There have been 12 cases reported this year and one case in 2023.
  • No cVDPV2-positive environmental sample was reported this week.
  • No cVDPV2-positive environmental sample was reported this week.
  • No cVDPV2-positive environmental sample was reported this week.
  • No cVDPV2 cases were reported this week. There were three cases reported in 2022.
  • No cVDPV2-positive environmental sample was reported this week.
  • No cVDPV2 cases were reported this week. There have been five cases reported this year and 47 cases reported in 2023.
  • No cVDPV2 cases were reported this week. There are four cases reported this year. The total number of 2023 cases remain 6.
  • No cVDPV2-positive environmental sample was reported this week.
  • No cVDPV2 cases were reported this week. There were eight cases reported last year.
  • No cVDPV2-positive environmental sample was reported this week.
  • One cVDPV2-positive environmental sample was reported in Montserrado.
  • No cVDPV1 cases were reported this week. There were 24 cases reported last year.
  • No cVDPV1-positive environmental samples were reported this week.
  • No cVDPV1 cases were reported this week. There were four cases reported in the country in 2022.
  • No cVDPV2 cases were reported this week. There has been one case reported this year and 15 cases reported in 2023.
  • No cVDPV2 cases were reported this week. There was one case reported in 2023.
  • No cVDPV2-positive environmental sample was reported this week.
  • No cVDPV1 case was reported this week. There has been one case reported this year. The number of 2023 cases remain four.
  • No cVDPV2 case was reported this week. There was one case reported in 2023.
  • No cVDPV2 case was reported this week. There have been three cases reported this year.
  • No cVDPV2-positive environmental samples were reported this week.
  • One cVDPV2 case was reported in Jigawa. There have been 38 cases reported this year and 87 cases reported in 2023.
  • No cVDPV2-positive environmental samples were reported this week.
  • No cVDPV2-positive environmental samples were reported this week. There were six cVDPV2-positive environmental samples reported in Gaza last week.
  • No cVDPV2-positive environmental sample was reported this week.
  • Four cVDPV2-positive environmental sample were reported in the Western Area.
  • No cVDPV2 case was reported this week. There have been three cases reported this year and eight cases reported in 2023.
  • No cVDPV2-positive environmental sample was reported this week.
  • One cVDPV2 case was reported in the Upper Nile. There have been seven cases reported this year and three in 2023.
  • No cVDPV2-positive environmental sample was reported this week.
  • No cVDPV2 cases were reported this week. There was one case reported in 2022.
  • No cVDPV2-positive environmental samples were reported this week
  • No cVDPV2 cases were reported this week. The total number of cases for 2023 remains two.
  • No cVDPV2-positive environmental samples were reported this week.
  • No cVDPV2 cases were reported this week. There have been 33 cases reported this year and eight in 2023.
  • No cVDPV2-positive environmental samples were reported this week.
  • No cVDPV2 cases were reported this week. There was one case reported last year.
  • No cVDPV2 cases were reported this week. There was one case reported in 2023.
  • No cVDPV2-positive environmental samples were reported this week.

For more country information, please visit the respective pages within the Outbreak and Endemic country sections of the GPEI website.