End Polio Now Position - 2nd May 2017
Highlights and global details:
For five weeks now no polio cases, neither WPV1 nor cVDPs, have been reported. However this week 7 WPV1 positive environmental samples were collected in Pakistan.
| WPV | cVDPV | |
| 2017 to 25 April | 5 | 0 |
| 2016 to similar date | 13 | 3 |
| 2016 full year | 37 | 7 |
The most recent WPV1 cases reported were:
• In Afghanistan - 21 February 2017.
• In Pakistan - 13 February 2017.
• In Nigeria - 21 August 2016.
For cVDPV, the most recent cases reported were:
• cVDPV2 cases in Pakistan - 17 December 2016.
• cVDPV2 cases in Nigeria - 28 October 2016
• cVDPV1 cases In Laos - 11 January 2016