14/10/2019
Endemic countries
Afghanistan
Afghanistan polio snapshot – September 2019
Update on polio eradication efforts in Afghanistan for September 2019
In September:
- One case of wild poliovirus was reported
- 6.1 million children were vaccinated.
- Permanent transit teams vaccinated 1 428 845 children and cross-border teams vaccinated 164 692 children
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