14/12/2020
Endemic countries, Polio Endgame Strategy, Routine immunization
Afghanistan polio snapshot – October 2020
Update on polio eradication efforts in Afghanistan for October 2020
In October:
- 2 cases of Wild Polio Virus (WPV1) were confirmed
- Cross-borderteams and permanent transit teams (PTTs) vaccinated 78,286 and 520,208 children respectively
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