Polio this week – GPEI
Polio this week

Summary of new polioviruses this week, cases and positive environmental isolates:

  • Pakistan: two WPV1 cases and one positive environmental sample
  • Angola: one cVDPV2 case
  • Côte d’Ivoire: three cVDPV2-positive environmental samples
  • Liberia: one cVDPV2 case
Country updates as of 14 August 2024

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

  • Two WPV1 cases were reported in Balochistan. There have been 14 cases reported this year and six reported in 2023.
  • One WPV1-positive environmental sample was reported in Balochistan.

  • One cVDPV2 case was reported in Moxico. There have been six cases reported this year.
  • No cVDPV2-positive environmental sample was reported this week.

  • No cVDPV2 case was reported this week. There were 6 cases reported in 2023.
  • Three cVDPV2 positive environmental samples were reported in Abidjan 2.

  • One cVDPV2 case was reported in Sinoe, being the first case reported this year and since 2021.
  • No cVDPV2-positive environmental sample was reported this week.