28/01/2021
Endemic countries, Polio Endgame Strategy
Afghanistan
Afghanistan polio snapshot – November 2020
Update on polio eradication efforts in Afghanistan for November 2020
In November:
- 3 cases of Wild Polio Virus (WPV1) were confirmed
- 54 cross-border teams and 288 permanent transit teams (PTTs) were operational across Afghanistan in November 2020.
These teams vaccinated 79,489 and 538,674 children, respectively.
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