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India celebrates 15-year polio-free anniversary

This week marks 15 years since India’s last wild poliovirus case.  India’s journey from 60% of the world’s cases to zero showed the world that polio eradication is possible with strong government leadership, community engagement and the dedicated efforts of health workers.  As we honour this milestone, we also look ahead:  the world is so close to eradicating polio everywhere, and continued commitment is essential to protect every child, everywhere. More.

Summary of new polioviruses this week: 

  • Pakistan:  seven WPV1-positive environmental samples
  • DR Congo:  three cVDPV2 cases
  • Somalia:  two cVDPV2-positive environmental samples
Country updates as of 14 January 2026

More information on the countries that have reported cases and/or environmental samples this week.

  • No WPV1 case was reported this week.  The total number of cases in 2025 is 30 (most recent case:  onset of paralysis on 19 September 2025). 
  • Seven WPV1-positive environmental samples were reported this week, collected in December, from Sindh, Balochistan, Punjab and Islamabad (most recent positive environmental sample:  17 December 2025).

  • No cVDPV1 case was reported this week.  The number of cVDPV1 cases from 2025 is one (onset of paralysis:  25 June 2025).
  • Three cVDPV2 cases were reported this week, from Maniema, with onsets of paralysis on 13 September 2025, 19 September 2025 and 20 November 2025 (most recent case). The total number of cases reported in 2025 is 4.

  • No cVDPV2 case was reported this week. There have been two cases reported in 2025 (most recent case:  15 November 2025). 
  • Two cVDPV2-positive environmental sample were reported this week, from Banadir and Middle Shabelle, collected on 4 December 2025 and 7 December 2025 (most recent positive environmental sample).