Polio this week – GPEI
Polio this week

Headlines 

  • Mauritania and Senegal Roll Out Hexavalent Vaccine: A Major Leap for Child Health
    With support from WHO, UNICEF, and Gavi, Mauritania and Senegal have introduced the hexavalent vaccine into national immunization schedules—a milestone that protects children from six deadly diseases, including polio, in a single shot. This is a transformative moment in the Region’s efforts to streamline immunization and strengthen the fight against polio.
  • Polio Assets Bolster Angola’s Cholera Response
    Angola is leveraging its polio infrastructure to combat a growing cholera outbreak—demonstrating how investments in eradication continue to deliver broader public health benefits. [More]
  • Somalia Campaign Delivers Triple Protection for Children
    An integrated health campaign in Somalia is reaching children with vaccines against measles, pneumonia, and polio—bringing a healthier future within reach. [More]

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

  • Pakistan:  one WPV1 case
  • Angola:  one cVDPV2 case
  • Benin:  one cVDPV2-positive environmental sample
  • Chad:  one cVDPV2 case
Country updates as of 02 July 2025

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

  • One WPV1 case was reported this week, with onset of paralysis on 12 June, from Tank, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP).  There have been 13 cases reported this year and the total number of cases for 2024 remains 74.
  • No WPV1-positive environmental samples were reported this week.

  • One cVDPV2 case was reported this week, from Huambo, with onset of paralysis on 6 May. The total number of cases reported in 2024 is nine. The total number of cases reported in 2025 is four.
  • No cVDPV2-positive environmental samples were reported this week.

  • No cVDPV2 case was reported this week. There are three cases in 2025.  There has been one case reported in 2024.
  • One cVDPV2-positive environmental sample was reported this week, from Borgou, collected on 3 June.

  • One cVDPV2 case was reported this week, from Tandjile, with onset of paralysis on 7 May.  There have been twelve cVDPV2 cases reported in 2025. The number of cases from 2024 remains 39.
  • No cVDPV2-positive environmental sample was reported this week.