OFFICIALLY REPORTED WILD VIRUS CASES ON 20 Oct 2009

  • Total global cases in 2009: 1198 (compared with 1406 for the same period in 2008)
  • Total in endemic countries: 930 (compared with 1317 for the same period in 2008)
  • Total in non-endemic countries: 268 (compared with 89 for the same period in 2008)
  • India: 464 cases (compared with 486 for the same period in 2008), onset of paralysis of most recent case: 30 Sep 2009
  • Afghanistan: 23 cases (compared with 22 for the same period in 2008), onset of paralysis of most recent case: 20 Sep 2009
  • Pakistan: 62 cases (compared with 81 for the same period in 2008), onset of paralysis of most recent case: 14 Sep 2009
  • Burundi: 2 cases (compared with 0 for the same period in 2008), onset of paralysis of most recent case: 12 Sep 2009
  • Mali: 9 cases (compared with 0 for the same period in 2008), onset of paralysis of most recent case: 01 Sep 2009
  • Cameroon: 2 cases (compared with 0 for the same period in 2008), onset of paralysis of most recent case: 31 Aug 2009
  • Nigeria: 381 cases (compared with 728 for the same period in 2008), onset of paralysis of most recent case: 30 Aug 2009
  • Burkina Faso: 13 cases (compared with 1 for the same period in 2008), onset of paralysis of most recent case: 28 Aug 2009
  • Angola: 26 cases (compared with 25 for the same period in 2008), onset of paralysis of most recent case: 24 Aug 2009
  • Chad: 24 cases (compared with 26 for the same period in 2008), onset of paralysis of most recent case: 19 Aug 2009
  • Liberia: 10 cases (compared with 0 for the same period in 2008), onset of paralysis of most recent case: 17 Aug 2009
  • Guinea: 24 cases (compared with 0 for the same period in 2008), onset of paralysis of most recent case: 16 Aug 2009
  • CAR: 14 cases (compared with 2 for the same period in 2008), onset of paralysis of most recent case: 09 Aug 2009
  • Côte d'Ivoire: 27 cases (compared with 0 for the same period in 2008), onset of paralysis of most recent case: 06 Aug 2009
  • Kenya: 18 cases (compared with 0 for the same period in 2008), onset of paralysis of most recent case: 30 Jul 2009
  • Sierra Leone: 2 cases (compared with 0 for the same period in 2008), onset of paralysis of most recent case: 28 Jul 2009
  • Sudan: 45 cases (compared with 7 for the same period in 2008), onset of paralysis of most recent case: 27 Jun 2009
  • DRC: 3 cases (compared with 4 for the same period in 2008), onset of paralysis of most recent case: 24 Jun 2009
  • Niger: 15 cases (compared with 13 for the same period in 2008), onset of paralysis of most recent case: 28 May 2009
  • Uganda: 8 cases (compared with 0 for the same period in 2008), onset of paralysis of most recent case: 10 May 2009
  • Benin: 20 cases (compared with 2 for the same period in 2008), onset of paralysis of most recent case: 19 Apr 2009
  • Togo: 6 cases (compared with 0 for the same period in 2008), onset of paralysis of most recent case: 28 Mar 2009
  • Ghana: 0 case (compared with 2 for the same period in 2008), onset of paralysis of most recent case: 08 Nov 2008
  • Nepal: 0 case (compared with 5 for the same period in 2008), onset of paralysis of most recent case: 15 Oct 2008
  • Ethiopia: 0 case (compared with 2 for the same period in 2008), onset of paralysis of most recent case: 27 Apr 2008

Source: Wild Poliovirus Weekly Update, 21 Oct 2009, World Health Organization