30/01/2019
Endemic countries, Social mobilization, Vaccination campaigns
Afghanistan
Afghanistan Polio Snapshot – December 2018
Update on polio eradication efforts in Afghanistan for December 2018
In December
- 0 cases of wild poliovirus were reported.
- 3.2 million children under the age of five were targeted during the December Supplementary Immunization Activities (SNIDs).
- 429 Permanent Transit Teams (PTTs) were operational across Afghanistan in December 2018.
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