POLIO Update - August 28, 2014
Polio Eradication Update
For The Week Ending 08/30/14
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Total paralysis cases
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Year-to-date 2014
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LY to D 2013
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Total
2013
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Total
2012
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Total
2011
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Globally
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149
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214
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416
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222
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642
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- in endemic countries:
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131
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72
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160
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216
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335
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- in non-endemic countries:
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18
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142
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256
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6
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307
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New Polio cases reported this week:
Pakistan 2, Afghanistan 0, Nigeria 1
2014 Polio Case Breakdown by Country (Green Numbers are 2013 Totals)
Endemic Countries – 117 Pakistan (2013-93), 8 Afghanistan (2013-14), 6 Nigeria (2013-53)
2013&2014 Importation Countries – 5 Cameroon (2013-4), 5 Eq. Guinea (2013-0)
4 Somalia (2013-194), 0 Kenya (2013 –14), 1 Ethiopia (2013-9), 1 Syria (2013-33), 2 Iraq (2013-0)
Terry Ziegler, bigzlumber@aol.com District 5890 Rotary Foundation Committee Chair