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Bharat Pandya selected as Rotary International 2028/29 President

The GPEI would like to join our friends at Rotary International in congratulating Bharat Pandya, member of the Rotary Club of Borivli, Mumbai, India, on his selection as Rotary International President 2028-2029.  We look forward to working with you!

Summary of new polioviruses this week

    • Pakistan: six WPV1-positive environmental samples
    • Democratic Republic of the Congo: 12 cVDPV2 cases and one cVDPV2-positive environmental sample
    • Nigeria:  one cVDPV2 case and one cVDPV3 case
    • Somalia:  four cVDPV2-positive environmental samples
Country updates as of 05 August 2026

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

  • No WPV1 cases were reported this week (most recent case: 7 April 2026). The total number of cases in 2026 is three. The total number of cases in 2025 is 31.
  • Six WPV1-positive environmental samples were reported this week from Sindh and Balochistan, collected in July (most recent positive environmental sample: 8 July 2026).

  • Twelve cVDPV2 cases were reported this week from Haut Lomami, Sud-Kivu and Maniema, with onsets of paralysis in April, May and June 2026. The number of cVDPV2 cases in 2026 is 27 (most recent case:  20 June 2026). The number of cVDPV2 cases in 2025 is seven.
  • One cVDPV2-positive environmental sample was reported this week, from Maniema, collected on 14 May 2026 (most recent positive environmental sample).
  • No cVDPV1 cases were reported this week. The number of cVDPV1 cases from 2025 is one (onset of paralysis: 25 June 2025).

  • One cVDPV2 case was reported this week, from Borno, with onset of paralysis on 30 June 2026 (most recent case). The total number of cVDPV2 cases reported in 2026 is 30. The total number of cVDPV2 cases reported in 2025 is 66. 
  • No cVDPV2-positive environmental samples were reported this week (most recent positive environmental sample: 2 July 2026).
  • One cVDPV3 case was reported this week, from Zamfara, with onset of paralysis on 2 February 2026. The total number of cVDPV3 cases in 2026 is eight (most recent case: 1 June 2026). The total number of cVDPV3 cases in 2025 is eight.

  • No cVDPV2 cases were reported this week. There are five cases reported in 2026 (most recent case: 20 February 2026). Two cases were reported in 2025. 
  • Four cVDPV2-positive environmental samples were reported this week, from Hiran, Banadir and Lower Juba, collected in May and June 2026 (most recent positive environmental sample: 11 June 2026).