Polio Eradication

Polio Eradication Update

For The Week Ending 08/22/09

  New Polio cases reported in the last week: 2 - Nigeria, 22 - India, 4 – Pakistan, 1- Cote d’Ivoire, 1 –   Angola, 3 – Afghanistan 2009 Case Breakdown by Country (Green Numbers are 2008 Totals)Endemic   Countries –  363 Nigeria(798), 206 India(559), 35 Pakistan(117),17 Afghanistan(31) + Importation   Countries –  19 Angola(29), 20 Benin(6), 12 Burkina Faso(6), 14 CAR(3),13 Chad(37), 24 Cote d’Ivoire(1)   3 DRC(5), 0 Ethiopia(3), 0 Ghana(8), 15 Guinea (0), 17 Kenya (0), 7 Liberia(0), 1 Mali(1), 0 Nepal(6), 15   Niger(12), 44 Sudan(26), 6 Togo(3), 8 Uganda (0) 

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